{"product_id":"the-rose-the-briar-death-love-and-liberty-in-the-american-ballad-0393328252","title":"The Rose \u0026 the Briar: Death, Love and Liberty in the American Ballad","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0393328252\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Marcus, Greil\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA devastatingly original work that plunges into the emotional heart of the American psyche. Praised by Robbie Robertson of The Band as \"a classic \u0026amp; a ticket to ride,\" The Rose \u0026amp; the Briar assembles an astonishing group of writers and artists: Paul Muldoon, Stanley Crouch, R. Crumb, Jon Langford of the Mekons, Sharyn McCrumb, Luc Sante, Joyce Carol Oates, Dave Marsh, and more than a dozen other novelists, essayists, performers, and critics; to explore the ineffable power of the American ballad. From \"Barbara Allen\" through \"The Wreck of the Old 97\" to contemporary ballads by Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen, The Rose \u0026amp; the Briar is, as Geoffrey O'Brien hailed in the Los Angeles Times Book Review, \"a book full of internal echoes and provocative coincidences,\" featuring \"historical investigation, shamanistic trance-journey, memoir, novella and cartoon,\" where \"names and costumes change, soldiers become cowboys, demon lovers become backwoods murderer; the voices are unmistakably distinct but they share a common ground.\" 25 illustrations\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51856013066528,"sku":"NEW0393328252","price":30.62,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/61idc4cVczL.jpg?v=1781545237","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/the-rose-the-briar-death-love-and-liberty-in-the-american-ballad-0393328252","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}