{"product_id":"a-crown-for-abba-moses-paperback","title":"A Crown for Abba Moses - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTimothy Bartel\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMature poetic craft deftly does its job on every page of this gathering of new and selected poems. Timothy E. G. Bartel knows precisely how to use ageless poetic tools -- metrics, metaphor, allusion -- to elicit ageless responses from us: joy, grief, wonder. He brings gentle humor, wide curiosity, and an understanding of human nature to the task. Really, what more can we ask of poetry?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-- \u003cstrong\u003eJane Greer\u003c\/strong\u003e, author of \u003cem\u003eThe World as We Know It Is Falling Away\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhen Moses had escaped from slavery\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e(Many years before he was called Abba)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eHe settled on the best course for his life: \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eTo be a thief and lead a crew of thieves.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo begins Timothy E. G. Bartel's series of sonnets on Moses the Ethiopian, one of the greatest saints of the ancient Christian world. Alongside the life of St. Moses, Bartel also presents a new version of the story of Camilla, the tragic warrior of Virgil's \u003cem\u003eAeneid\u003c\/em\u003e, whose dedication to the goddess of Diana leads her through battle and death to glory. Sonnets, hymns, elegiac couplets, and translations round out this collection, in which Bartel explores the worlds of history, legend, and nature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlso included are selected poems from Bartel's earlier publications, including \u003cem\u003eArroyos: Sijos and Other Poems\u003c\/em\u003e (2015) and \u003cem\u003eThe Martyr, The Grizzly, The Gold: Poems\u003c\/em\u003e (2012).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTimothy E. G. Bartel\u003c\/strong\u003e is a poet and professor from California. He is the author of several books of poetry and literary criticism, including \u003cem\u003eAflame but Unconsumed: Poems\u003c\/em\u003e (Kelsay Books, 2019) and \u003cem\u003eThe Heroines of Henry Longfellow: Domestic, Defiant, Divine\u003c\/em\u003e (Lexington, 2022). Timothy currently serves as Professor of Great Texts and Writing at Saint Constantine College.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 182\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.42 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51774630068512,"sku":"9781735998466","price":18.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f1c42ba6cf2da266589bc547a3f9cb3a.webp?v=1780452649","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-crown-for-abba-moses-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}