1st Edition

The Blue Grove The Poetry of the Uraons

By W. G. Archer Copyright 1940
218 Pages
by Routledge

218 Pages
by Routledge

228 Pages
by Routledge

Originally published in 1940, The Blue Grove is a study of the poetry of the Uraons. This unique consideration of the poetry and folk song of the Uraons presents a wide range of poems organised by theme, including dance poems, cultivation poems, and marriage poems. It also includes examples of a Uraon marriage sermon, a Uraon farewell address, and Uraon riddles. The poems are preceded by a... Read more

1: Introduction; 2: Dance Poems; 3: Uraon Cultivation Poems; 4: Uraon Marriage Poems; 5: Marriage Poems; 6: Uraon Marriage Dialogues; 7: Omens; 8: Uraon Marriage Sermon; 9: Uraon Farewell Address; 10: Uraon Riddles; Appendices

Biography

W. G. Archer