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This book of poems provides an episodic relating of a very old Appelachian folk tale which has facinated folk singers such as Johnny Cash and Joan Baez. In the tale, a man goes to his death by hanging rather than reveal that he was making love to his best-friends wife, while the murder her is accused of was committed.Cooperman explores the tale from the viewpoints of many of the participants, including the "honorable" man, the friend, the friend's wife, the murder victim, the murderer, the judge and several of the witnesses and other townspoeple.Linguistically rivetting and designed as an "shuffle" tragedy, the book provided understanding into the long persistence of the folktale on the American stage. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)811.6Literature English (North America) American poetry 21st CenturyLC ClassificationRatingAverage: No ratings.Is this you?Become a LibraryThing Author. |