The Dancing Muse Old Religion Myths in the Veteran's Bride |
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| Author:
| Harris, Melanie |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4382-0452-9 |
| Publication Date: | May 2008 |
| Publisher: | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $15.95 |
Book Description:
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Discover Wicca where you perhaps least expected it-in the poetry of a Michigan woman of the late nineteenth century. When Alta Isadore Gould published THE VETERAN'S BRIDE AND OTHER POEMS in 1894, the book was hailed as a charming collection of narrative poems by a member of the weaker sex. Now, her great-granddaughter Trudy Last reveals that it was in fact a subtle and sophisticated work about Wicca and Goddess worship. Under Last's pen, a raid on a milk-house becomes an experience of...
More DescriptionDiscover Wicca where you perhaps least expected it-in the poetry of a Michigan woman of the late nineteenth century. When Alta Isadore Gould published THE VETERAN'S BRIDE AND OTHER POEMS in 1894, the book was hailed as a charming collection of narrative poems by a member of the weaker sex. Now, her great-granddaughter Trudy Last reveals that it was in fact a subtle and sophisticated work about Wicca and Goddess worship. Under Last's pen, a raid on a milk-house becomes an experience of death and rebirth, a carved decoration on a wooden chair becomes a symbol of the Horned God, and entertaining stories of the Civil War are shown to be rich in pagan symbolism and myth.