The Rose & the Briar: Death, Love and Liberty in the American Ballad Tapa dura - 2005

W W Norton & Co Inc, 2005T. hardcover. Very Good. 1.4173 9.2126 7.3228.

Praised by Robbie Robertson of The Band as "a classic & a ticket to ride," The Rose & the Briar assembles an astonishing group of writers and artists: Paul Muldoon, Stanley Crouch, R. Crumb, Jon Langford of the Mekons, Sharyn McCrumb, Luc Sante, Joyce Carol Oates, Dave Marsh, and more than a dozen other novelists, essayists, performers, and critics; to explore the ineffable power of the American ballad. From "Barbara Allen" through "The Wreck of the Old 97" to contemporary ballads by Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen, The Rose & the Briar is, as Geoffrey O'Brien hailed in the Los Angeles Times Book Review, "a book full of internal echoes and provocative coincidences," featuring "historical investigation, shamanistic trance-journey, memoir, novella and cartoon," where "names and costumes change, soldiers become cowboys, demon lovers become backwoods murderer; the voices are unmistakably distinct but they share a common ground." 25 illustrations

W W Norton & Co Inc. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner’s name, short gifter’s inscription or light stamp.

W. W. Norton & Company, 2005. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

W. W. Norton & Company, 2005. Hardcover. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: W W Norton & Co Inc, 2004. Hardcover. As New/As New. 7 x 9 1/2. Does not come with C/D. Provides a guide to how the ballad has shaped American music, asking a broad swath of writers to tell how their songs changed their lives and the life of their country using essays, fiction, poetry, collage. A stunning collection of reflections about our history and our culture.

New York: W. W. Norton & Company. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2004. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0393059545 . 1.42 x 9.21 x 7.32 Inches; 406 pages .