Storyteller is the third collection of stories written in verse by
David Hamilton. Each story is told by a historical figure to convey
allegory, symbolism and metaphor, with the author as the
overarching narrator. The book takes readers on a journey through
imaginative worlds where the reader witnesses experiences and meets
people they would meet in their own lives. David's unique
collection aligns contemporary content with traditional poetic
forms, linking the two together to provide a social commentary on
the modern world. Such technique can be witness in 'The Lotus
Eaters', a story that first appeared in Homer's Odyssey. Circe's
transformation of men into swine is here presented as escapism
through drugs. David has also updated other traditional stories
such as Reynard the Fox to tell the story from the fox's point of
view, and Chaucer's The Hall of Fame. The collection concludes with
a sequence of seven Pastorals, featuring myths and deities from
classical times telling practical stories of husbandry. David's
latest collection of poetry is wordly and not academic, and
presents readers with a unique combination of traditional forms and
contemporary content. The book will appeal to fans of poetry, as
well as readers that have enjoyed David's previous works, King
Alfred's Jewel (Matador, 2014) and Concept Poems (Matador, 2016).
David has contributed essays to the New English Review and
Storyteller is advertised in the Literary Review.
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