Rivered Earth The

Vikram Seth

Verse Libretti

Poetic Exploration

Cultural Reflections

Themes Of Mortality

Artistic Collaboration

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Binding

Hardback

Number of Pages

112.0

Age Group

3-5 Years

Language

English

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Book Summary

Drawing On A Range Of Personal Experience And Literary Influences, And Mixing Translation And Creation, The Rivered Earth Consists Of Four Verse Libretti Written By Vikram Seth For The Composer Alec Roth And Violinist Philippe Honoré. The First Three, Entitled ‘Songs In Time Of War’, ‘Shared Ground’ And ‘The Traveller’, Are About Places—China During The T’Ang Dynasty, The Salisbury House Of The English Poet George Herbert, And India, Where The Poet Returned In Late Middle Age. The Fourth Libretto, ‘Seven Elements’, Is About Earth, Water, Wood, Metal, Fire, Air And Space—And About Ageing And Mortality. Spanning Centuries Of Creativity And Humanity, These Poems, Accompanied By Four Pieces Of Calligraphy By Seth, Pulse With Life, Energy And The Inspired Brilliance Of The Poet. The Rivered Earth Is A Work Of Immense Beauty.

Product Details

Author

Vikram Seth

Publisher

Speaking Tiger