A Cycle of the West
University of Nebraska Press (Verlag)
978-1-4962-0637-4 (ISBN)
A Cycle of the West rewards its readers with a sweeping saga of the American West and John G. Neihardt’s exhilarating vision of frontier history. It is infused with wonder, nostalgia, and a keen appreciation of epic history.
Unquestionably the masterpiece of the poet who has been called the “American Homer,” A Cycle of the West celebrates the land and legends of the Old West in five narrative poems: The Song of Three Friends (1919), The Song of Hugh Glass (1915), The Song of Jed Smith (1941), The Song of the Indian Wars (1925), and The Song of the Messiah (1935). This unforgettable epic of discovery, conquest, courage, and tragedy speaks movingly and resoundingly of a unique American experience. The new introduction by former Texas poet laureate Alan Birkelbach and annotations by Joe Green present fresh views of Neihardt’s iconic work.
John G. Neihardt (1881–1973) is the author of several classics, including Black Elk Speaks: The Complete Edition and Eagle Voice Remembers, both available in Bison Books editions. He was named Nebraska’s first poet laureate. Joe Green is a retired English teacher and member of the John G. Neihardt Foundation Board of Directors. Alan Birkelbach is the 2005 Poet Laureate of Texas. He is the author of eleven books of poetry and winner of the 2015 Spur Award for Best Western Poem from the Western Writers of America.
Introduction to the Bison Classic Annotated Edition, by Alan Birkelbach
Annotator’s Note
Introduction, by John G. Neihardt
The Song of Three Friends
Part I: Ashley’s Hundred
Part II: The Up-Stream Men
Part III: To the Musselshell
Part IV: The Net Is Cast
Part V: The Quarrel
Part VI: The Shooting of the Cup
Part VII: The Third Rider
Part VIII: Vengeance
The Song of Hugh Glass
Part I: Graybeard and Goldhair
Part II: The Awakening
Part III: The Crawl
Part IV: The Return of the Ghost
Part V: Jamie
The Song of Jed Smith
Part I: The valley was beginning to forget . . .
Part II: Now the jug went round . . .
Part III: Now the deep . . .
Part IV: “You’re getting sober, Squire . . .”
Part V: Chin to chest and nodding . . .
Part VI: The low intoning of the canyon grew . . .
The Song of the Indian Wars
Part I: The Sowing of the Dragon
Part II: Red Cloud
Part III: The Council on the Powder
Part IV: Fort Phil Kearny
Part V: Rubbed Out
Part VI: The Wagon Boxes
Part VII: Beecher’s Island
Part VIII: The Yellow God
Part IX: The Village of Crazy Horse
Part X: The Sun Dance
Part XI: The Seventh Marches
Part XII: High Noon on the Little Horn
Part XIII: The Twilight
Part XIV: The Death of Crazy Horse
The Song of the Messiah
Part I: The Voice in the Wilderness
Part II: The Coming of the Word
Part III: The Dance
Part IV: The Soldiers
Part V: Sitting Bull
Part VI: The Way
Part VII: Wounded Knee
Appendix: Prefaces
Appendix: Errata
Notes
| Erscheinungsdatum | 11.07.2018 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Bison Classic Editions |
| Einführung | Alan Birkelbach |
| Verlagsort | Lincoln |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Anthologien |
| Literatur ► Lyrik / Dramatik ► Lyrik / Gedichte | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4962-0637-1 / 1496206371 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4962-0637-4 / 9781496206374 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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