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The Golden Apple. A Round of Stories, Songs, Spells, Proverbs and Riddles.
Vasko . Ed(S): Popa
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Description for The Golden Apple. A Round of Stories, Songs, Spells, Proverbs and Riddles.
Paperback. Offers a selection from one of Europe's richest traditions of folk literature. Editor(s): Popa, Vasko. Translator(s): Harvey, Andrew; Pennington, Anne. Series: Poetica. Num Pages: 104 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AGS; DCQ; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 9. Weight in Grams: 154.
This is an enchanting selection from one of Europe's richest traditions of folk literature. The vitality of Popa's chosen material is wonderfully conveyed in this adaptation by Andrew Harvey and Anne Pennington.
This is an enchanting selection from one of Europe's richest traditions of folk literature. The vitality of Popa's chosen material is wonderfully conveyed in this adaptation by Andrew Harvey and Anne Pennington.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
104
Condition
New
Series
Poetica
Number of Pages
104
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780856464195
SKU
V9780856464195
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Ref
99-38
About Vasko . Ed(S): Popa
Vasko Popa (1922-91), Serbia's greatest modern poet, was born and brought up in the Banat district. His 'Collected Poems' in English was introduced by his admirer Ted Hughes. Anne Pennington (1934-81) was a Fellow of Lady Margaret Hall where she held the Chair of Comparative Slavonic Philology. She translated Vasko Popa's 'Collected Poems'. Andrew Harvey, born in 1952 ... Read more
Reviews for The Golden Apple. A Round of Stories, Songs, Spells, Proverbs and Riddles.
'Throughout there is the sense of the unadorned, unrationalized essence of folk tradition - This book entertains and startles afresh on each reading.' - Michael Cayley, PN Review ' - an absolute delight. The tales fly along relentlessly to their enigmatic endings, mixing up the ridiculous, the miraculous and the commonplace, putting to shame the puerile moralizing of many ... Read more