| The Palimpsest Of Human Rights: Writings Of Thoreau, Gandhi, & King Arranged As A Choral Text-Weaving Contributor(s): Van Cleef, Jabez L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1438222580 ISBN-13: 9781438222585 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $13.78 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2008 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Storytelling |
| Physical Information: 0.45" H x 5.24" W x 7.99" (0.50 lbs) 212 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Writings of Martin Luther King, Mohandas Gandhi, and Henry David Thoreau are here brought into a common format by paraphrasing the text into metered lines (iambic pentameter); the lines are arranged to create three-line stanzas in a single unified master document. The result is a long poem in which the successive lines are bound rhythmically but not always by meaning. In each stanza the first line is from Thoreau, the second line from Gandhi, and the third line from King, as shown here: I hold this saying close beside my heart: I am not a visionary person; You cannot deny we face a crisis... |