Manny Twofeathers
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An illustrated treasury of poetry inspired by the Old Testament. Wieder has selected 65 poems written between the 16th century and the present. Such w
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riters as Emily Dickinson, D.H. Lawrence, and Robert Frost sound the themes and ancient stories: the Creation, Adam and Eve, Joseph and His Brothers, Moses, David and Goliath, Solomon and Sheba. The poems range in style from Sir Philip Sydney's courtly verse to the uncapitalized freedom of e.e. cummings. The 62 works chosen to accompany the words include such masters as Rembrandt, Michelangelo, and Chagall. Subjects are illustrated in paintings, sculpture, illuminated manuscripts, and textiles.
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