The Rivered Earth contains four effervescent 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 www.doorway.rued 'Songs in Time of War', 'Shared Ground', 'The Traveller' and 'Seven Elements', they take us all over the world - from Chinese and Indian poetry to the beauty and quietness of the Salisbury house where the poet . out of 5 stars The Rivered Earth by Vikram Seth. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 2, Verified Purchase. A well produced edition - decent typeface and resonable quality of paper. Actual content most interesting as Vikram Seth is far more well known for his prose - so good to see and read these poems, some very thought /5(4). Seth’s book encompasses the micro and macro in detailed vividness. It is as much a book of poems as it is a vast score-sheet, one that is reminiscent of miniature paintings—full of motet, suite, partita, sonata, bariolage, and coda. The Rivered Earth is touched by the brilliance of a poet. It is a subtle-scented bouquet from a master craftsman, a true polymath.
The Rivered Earth contains four effervescent 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 www.doorway.rued 'Songs in Time of War', 'Shared Ground', 'The Traveller' and 'Seven Elements', they take us all over the world - from Chinese and Indian poetry to the beauty and quietness of the Salisbury house. Vikram Seth is best known for his novel A Suitable Boy, but he's also written a series of opera libretti, as part of a collaboration with composer Alec Roth, and now published as The Rivered Earth. The Rivered Earth: By Vikram Seth, Speaking Tiger, pages, Rs. Seven books of Vikram Seth's poetry have been reprised in a limited-edition collector's series. Each slim volume is bound with gorgeously minimal covers designed by Maithili Doshi, with illustrations by Nikheel Aphale.
The Rivered Earth by Vikram Seth. The Rivered Earth Penguin/Hamish Hamilton Vikram Seth By Manju Kak At first glance, a collection like this leaves me with a small feeling of dread. Not yet another attempt at `cultural crossings‟, I think. But then it‟s Vikram Seth!. The Rivered Earth is the sort of text that glimmers with the lovely promise of treasures yet to be fathomed. The Rivered Earth; Vikram Seth, Hamish Hamilton, Rs. About the Book: The Rivered Earth Drawing on a range of personal experience and literary influences, and mixing translation and original creation, The Rivered Earth consists of four libretti written to accompany music by Alec Roth-together with an account of the pleasures and pains of working with a composer and a musician.
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