Yggdrasil

Songs of the Skald

by A Learmont


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Softcover
$23.95
Softcover
$23.95

Book Details

Language : English
Publication Date : 8/21/2003

Format : Softcover
Dimensions : 6x9
Page Count : 354
ISBN : 9780595289165

About the Book

Ranging from a polemical account of the founding of ancient Britain by the Old Syrians through to an outrageous and rollicking account of the events on the eve of the nativity, Yggdrasil does not skirt any sacred ground in its search for clarity amid the canonized tenets of historical dogmas. Probing the roots of Chaucerian verse and medieval poesy to dredge up a coherent modernistic sensibility, Morgan Alexander Brown turns to ancient history to proof his calculations, all while striving to maintain a distanced objectivity-an attempt he deems impossible for any man to undertake with his boldest of declarations; namely, that "the natural state of man is hypocrisy." Ripping in his satire, Brown's verses crush the very pillars of accepted truths and prep the foundations for original thought.

This volume contains 26 poems with notes by the author, and 17 original illustrations, supplying readers with a plentiful sampling of Brown's best works composed early on in his career.


About the Author

America Alexander Learmont currently divides his time between Atlanta and Athens, Georgia. He writes both poetry and fiction, and professes an equal ardor for his pursuits in history, politics, and that happy madness popularly termed ?philosophy?.