The rivered earth
By: Vikram Seth
Publisher: Hamish Hamilton
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Dublin, Ireland
Language: eng
Number of pages: 103
ISBN-13: 9780241144916
Subjects: Indic poetry (English); Chinese poetry; Poetry
Description: The Rivered Earth contains four libretti written by Vikram Seth to be set to music by Alec Roth - together with an account of the pleasures and pains of working with a composer. They take us all over the world - from Chinese and Indian poetry to the beauty and quietness of the Salisbury house where the poet George Herbert lived and died. Spanning centuries of creativity and humanity, these poems pulse with life, energy and inspired brilliance.They are accompanied by four pieces of calligraphy by the author.
Notes: Printed music on end papers.
Table of contents: title: Songs in Time of War; title: Shared Ground; title: The Traveller; title: Seven Elements.