Tellers of Story - Keepers of Dream (Bartholomew)
From the Foreword: The stories and events told herein are true in the sense that their task is "not to tell you what happened but what happens, not what did take place, but the kind of thing that does take place," as Northrup Frye declared with regard to the task of poetry in his book, The Educated Imagination. The stories are true for they represent in myth and metaphor that which constellates people's longing and/or grasp of reality. Many were selected from oral sources, with credit noted where possible. A few are recorded chronologically-Kronos, pieces of history en route to via mythologizing to the timeless realm-Kairos. Some names and places have been changed, to guard identity as well as spark the reader's imagination and invite participation. Each chapter is heralded by a portion of the poem, Tellers of Story-Keepers of Dream, which concludes the introductory essay.
From the Foreword: The stories and events told herein are true in the sense that their task is "not to tell you what happened but what happens, not what did take place, but the kind of thing that does take place," as Northrup Frye declared with regard to the task of poetry in his book, The Educated Imagination. The stories are true for they represent in myth and metaphor that which constellates people's longing and/or grasp of reality. Many were selected from oral sources, with credit noted where possible. A few are recorded chronologically-Kronos, pieces of history en route to via mythologizing to the timeless realm-Kairos. Some names and places have been changed, to guard identity as well as spark the reader's imagination and invite participation. Each chapter is heralded by a portion of the poem, Tellers of Story-Keepers of Dream, which concludes the introductory essay.
From the Foreword: The stories and events told herein are true in the sense that their task is "not to tell you what happened but what happens, not what did take place, but the kind of thing that does take place," as Northrup Frye declared with regard to the task of poetry in his book, The Educated Imagination. The stories are true for they represent in myth and metaphor that which constellates people's longing and/or grasp of reality. Many were selected from oral sources, with credit noted where possible. A few are recorded chronologically-Kronos, pieces of history en route to via mythologizing to the timeless realm-Kairos. Some names and places have been changed, to guard identity as well as spark the reader's imagination and invite participation. Each chapter is heralded by a portion of the poem, Tellers of Story-Keepers of Dream, which concludes the introductory essay.