Wylie, Jonathan and David Margolin

The Ring of Dancers; Images of Faroese Culture

Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania Press, 1981. xxii, 182p. b/w illus. dj (Symbol and culture). .

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WYLIE, JONATHAN & MARGOLIN, DAVID

The Ring of Dancers: Images of Faroese Culture

Philadelphia / Jerusalem, University of Pennsylvania Press. 1981, First Edition. (ISBN: 081227783X) Hardcover. Book, "Scattered in the North Atlantic 300 miles off Iceland and 400 miles off Norway lies an archipelago-- the Faroe Islands. At present, (of 1981) an internally self-governing dependency of Denmark, the Faroes have kept their culture alive in part by elaborating certain elements of that culture as badges of self-consciousness. 'The Ring of Dancers' is composed of af a series of studies of aspects of Faroese life, language, and folkways. The Faroes are introduced as the Faroese themselves conceive them-- as islands both joined and separated by the waterways round about them. The archipelago is visualized in terms of such waterways as fjords, the points of the compass, 'home' villages, and natural and political districts. The authors also discuss Faroese society as the Faroese conceived it around 1890, by an analysis of a then popular folktale about the Ashlad. Placed in its social context, the tale appears as a kind of folk editorial on changing values and changing times. Perhaps the most important symbol of Faroese identity is the Faroese language. Although it was not made a written language until the 1840s, and was not widely written or read until the 1890s, Faroese has replaced Danish as the islands' official language. In gaining its formal register, it has come to express a modern sense of what it means to be Faroese. The most spectacular Faroese custom, the grindadrap-- the slaughter of schools of pilot whales and the celebration that follows the catch-- typifies the continuity of the Faroes' anciently rooted identity. The image of the dansiringur-- the authors contend, represents the Faroese adaptation of large forms to a land of closely known neighbors and landscapes, the complex inward turnings of Faroese culture, its tortuous sense of wholeness. The book ends by recounting interwiews in Torshavn, the Faroes' capital, with an artist, a journalist, a politician, and others." 182p. bibliography. index Slight damp stain on page edges. Good/Good, Slightly Scuffed.

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WYLIE JONATHAN

ACROSS THE FLAME

Orbit, 1997. 1st printing. A powerful magician emerges from the painting in which he has been trapped for centuries. Anya realizes he intends to use and destroy her, but hope lies in her own powers and the uncanny strengths of her estranged twin sister, Meredith. Paperback. ISBN: 1857234685. near fine paperback, Keith Scaife cover.

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WYLIE, JONATHAN

The Age of Chaos Book 3 of the Unbalanced Earth

England, Corgi. 1989, First Edition. (ISBN: 055213418X). Mass Market Paperback. Book, Spine slightly stressed. Where possible small books will have postage reduced. Very Good.

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WYLIE JONATHAN

DARK FIRE

Corgi, 1993. 1st printing. Island and Empire Book 1. No fire burns within the valley of the ghosts.. Paperback. ISBN: 0552139785. near fine paperback, Geoff Taylor cover.

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WYLIE, JONATHAN

Dreams of Stone. The Unbalanced Earth #1

London, United Kingdom, Corgi. 1989. (ISBN: 0552134163). Mass Market Paperback. Book, Spine creased . Where possible small books will have postage reduced. Very good-.

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WYLIE JONATHAN

DREAMWEAVER

Corgi, 1991. 1st printing. As civil war threatens the land of Ahrenia, Rebecca is thrust into a central role in the momentous drama that is engulfing her home. Paperback. ISBN: 055213757X. near fine paperback, Geoff Taylor cover.

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WYLIE JONATHAN

ECHOES OF FLAME

Corgi, 1994. 1st printing. A child is born from the ashes of the dark fire. Paperback. ISBN: 0552139793. near fine paperback, Geoff taylor cover.

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Wylie, Jonathan

Die Insel Zalys. 2 Bände

Bastei Lübbe, 1993. Verlag: Bastei Lübbe Verlag: Bastei Lübbe - Enthalten: Das Echo der Flammen/Das steinerne Auge - Einband: unbekannter Einband. 750

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WYLIE JONATHAN

THE LAST AUGURY

Corgi, 1994. 1st printing. Xantium, the once glorious capital of a great empire, is now a burning shell. Paperback. ISBN: 0552139807. near fine paperback, Geoff Taylor cover.

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WYLIE JONATHAN

THE LIGHTLESS KINGDOM

Corgi, 1989. 1st printing. The Unbalanced earth Book 2. Paperback. ISBN: 0552134171. fine paperback, cover by Geof Taylor.

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WYLIE, JONATHAN

The Lightless Kingdom

London: Corgi, 1989. 1st UK Edition. Paperback. 352 pages, cover illustration by Geoff Taylor, (The Unbalanced Earth Book Two).. Very Good .

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WYLIE, JONATHAN

The Lightless Kingdom (Unbalanced Earth)

England, Corgi. 1989, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 0552134171). Soft cover. Book, Spine is creased. Where possible small books will have postage reduced. Good+/Vg-.

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WYLIE JONATHAN

THE LIGHTLESS KINGDOM

Corgi, 1989. 1st printing. Charisat: Imperial seat and wonder of wonders, a great monolithic structure towering over the desert. Charisat, a phantasmagorical place where silken courtesans and beggars weave lies side by side. Paperback. ISBN: 0552134171. near fine paperback, Geoff Taylor cover.

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WYLIE, JONATHAN

The Mage-Born Child Servants of Ark Book 3

England, Corgi. 1988. (ISBN: 055213161X). Mass Market Paperback. Book, Spine is creased, cover has a texta mark. Where possible small books will have postage reduced. Good.

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