The Singer of Tales
For the folklorist, Lord'sSinger of Talesis the prime text of the second half of our century. Its power continues, and this fastidiously prepared new edition is a blessing.--Henry Glassie, Indiana UniversityThis seminal work...is now reissued, forty years after its first appearance, with a new introduction by Stephen Mitchell and Gregory Nagy and an accompanying CD-ROM...[the CD] itself...splendidly justifies the reprint...Here at last we can hear the quirky drone of thegusleand the sing-song chant of the poets themselves, as they intone "The Song of Baghdad' or 'The Wedding of Smailagic Meho." The initial effect is disconcerting, but quickly becomes addictive.--Alan Griffiths (Times Literary Supplement)