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The Hammer and the Fire
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The Hammer and the Fire
Skill, heritage, and the enduring craft of the forge
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About the Ebook
In this collection Marsh moves via Kepler and Darwin into a celebration of nature, searching within our secular world to 'find a language' to render its mystery and concludes by touching on the great challenges we now face. Following The Guidman's Daughter with his poems on Mary, Queen of Scots, Marsh begins this new collection with a sequence exploring the life and times of John Knox, locating this ambivalent figure in the turmoil of the Scottish Reformation. Marsh moves via Kepler and Darwin into a celebration of nature, searching within our secular world to 'find a language' to render its mystery and concludes by touching on the great challenges we now face. Our striving to understand the nature of things hints, perhaps, at the possibility of a different kind of redemption.Why You'll Love This Ebook
- Discover the skill and heritage behind traditional ironworking craft
- Explore a story rooted in tradition, fire, and forged metal
- Experience writing that honours enduring craftsmanship
- Read another celebrated title from Birlinn Ltd - Independent Scottish Publisher
About the Author
Henry Marsh was born in Broughty Ferry, Dundee in 1944. He now lives in Midlothian. His working life has been spent teaching English — with a bit of philosophy. His Ph.D thesis is a study of the modes of imagination. He began writing poetry in 2000 following the death of a friend, a Gaelic Bard, Donald MacDonald of South Lochboisdale. Four collections of his work have so far been published — A First Sighting, A Turbulent Wake, The Guidman's Daughter and The Hammer and the Fire.Publication Details
Publisher: Birlinn Ltd
Publication Date: 04 October 2011
Print Length: 99.0 pages (Ebook edition)
ISBN (Ebook): 9780857901170
Format: Ebook
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