Author: | Alice Major | ISBN: | 9780888646378 |
Publisher: | The University of Alberta Press | Publication: | September 1, 2012 |
Imprint: | The University of Alberta Press | Language: | English |
Author: | Alice Major |
ISBN: | 9780888646378 |
Publisher: | The University of Alberta Press |
Publication: | September 1, 2012 |
Imprint: | The University of Alberta Press |
Language: | English |
In this ambitious long poem, Alice Major exemplifies the redemptive force of story. Through the light-hearted interplay of such literary touchstones as Chaucer, The Thousand and One Nights, and Greek myth, readers meet receptionist Aphrodite, Sheherazad in PR, and Pandora, expectant grandmother from accounting, who gather to share tales during coffee breaks from their male-dominated engineering firm. Literary pilgrims, lovers of narrative and long forms, or fans of Major’s past explorations are certain to find redemption here.
In this ambitious long poem, Alice Major exemplifies the redemptive force of story. Through the light-hearted interplay of such literary touchstones as Chaucer, The Thousand and One Nights, and Greek myth, readers meet receptionist Aphrodite, Sheherazad in PR, and Pandora, expectant grandmother from accounting, who gather to share tales during coffee breaks from their male-dominated engineering firm. Literary pilgrims, lovers of narrative and long forms, or fans of Major’s past explorations are certain to find redemption here.