Shaw, Martin
Bardskull
- ISBN 13:
- 9781789651928
- author:
- Shaw, Martin
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Unbound
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2019
- Pages:
- 352
- Dimensions:
- 12.9 x 19.7 x 1.8 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, Fiction & Literature,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Bardskull is a unique and imaginative work that marks a new chapter in the life of celebrated storyteller and interpreter of myth, Martin Shaw. In this book, Shaw embarks on three solitary journeys into the Dartmoor forest, where he waits for stories to arrive. These fragments of myth, drawn from his own experiences and those of others, are not offered as solace or easy wisdom, but rather as a test of his own understanding. As Shaw navigates these stories and their tellers, he enters a domain of traps and tests, where the boundaries between myth and reality blur. The result is a work that defies easy categorization, and can be read as a fable, memoir, or auto-fiction. With its unclassifiable blend of imagination and introspection, Bardskull is a magnificent and thought-provoking exploration of the power of myth to shape our understanding of the world.