Comments on: Northern Mythological Traditions in The Weirdstone of Brisingamen http://journeytothesea.com/weirdstone-of-brisingamen/ an online magazine devoted to the study of myth Fri, 10 Sep 2010 14:32:14 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Dmitriy http://journeytothesea.com/weirdstone-of-brisingamen/comment-page-1/#comment-1179 Dmitriy Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:03:28 +0000 http://journeytothesea.com/?p=1829#comment-1179 <p>Thank you for the article, it is great! I have been searching for information about lyblacs and Gaberlunzie for years! Can you just point out, where exactly should I search for Gaberlunzie, and Angharad, and Ossar? Thanks!</p> Thank you for the article, it is great! I have been searching for information about lyblacs and Gaberlunzie for years! Can you just point out, where exactly should I search for Gaberlunzie, and Angharad, and Ossar? Thanks!

]]> By: Jason Fisher http://journeytothesea.com/weirdstone-of-brisingamen/comment-page-1/#comment-306 Jason Fisher Thu, 05 Feb 2009 18:55:22 +0000 http://journeytothesea.com/?p=1829#comment-306 <p>Hi John. Yes, I was speaking from an American perspective — in fact, in the first draft of this essay, I included a parenthetical, “at least, in the United States”, which was subsequently cut. A mistake perhaps. :)</p> <p>I do know that he is not at all forgotten in his native England, and that is very reassuring. In America, however, it is a different story. When I was a teenager in the 1980's, Garner's books were everywhere. Now, it's getting much harder to find them in the bookstores. If it weren't for online booksellers, it would be almost impossible to find anything other than <i>The Weirdstone of Brisingamen</i>. Certainly not <i>Elidor</i>, <i>The Owl Service</i>, <i>Red Shift</i> — and forget about <i>Thursbitch</i> or <i>Strandloper</i>.</p> <p>But your post is a reminder that <i>Journey to the Sea</i> has an international audience. A point well-taken. :)</p> Hi John. Yes, I was speaking from an American perspective — in fact, in the first draft of this essay, I included a parenthetical, “at least, in the United States”, which was subsequently cut. A mistake perhaps. :)

I do know that he is not at all forgotten in his native England, and that is very reassuring. In America, however, it is a different story. When I was a teenager in the 1980’s, Garner’s books were everywhere. Now, it’s getting much harder to find them in the bookstores. If it weren’t for online booksellers, it would be almost impossible to find anything other than The Weirdstone of Brisingamen. Certainly not Elidor, The Owl Service, Red Shift — and forget about Thursbitch or Strandloper.

But your post is a reminder that Journey to the Sea has an international audience. A point well-taken. :)

]]> By: JOHN GOULD http://journeytothesea.com/weirdstone-of-brisingamen/comment-page-1/#comment-305 JOHN GOULD Wed, 04 Feb 2009 12:37:43 +0000 http://journeytothesea.com/?p=1829#comment-305 <p>“A lesser-known writer”? “Too many readers are now forgetting”? It must be an American phenomenon, because in the UK Alan Garner is considered to be one of the finest writers of prose since World War II, all his novels have remained in print from their day of publication, and he is still active and the subject of much discussion.</p> <p>You may find these interesting:</p> <p>http://members.ozemail.com.au/~xenophon/<br /> http://www.curtisbrown.co.uk/books/client/user1393/<br /> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/alangarner/messages</p> <p>Best regards,</p> <p>John Gould.</p> “A lesser-known writer”? “Too many readers are now forgetting”? It must be an American phenomenon, because in the UK Alan Garner is considered to be one of the finest writers of prose since World War II, all his novels have remained in print from their day of publication, and he is still active and the subject of much discussion.

You may find these interesting:

http://members.ozemail.com.au/~xenophon/
http://www.curtisbrown.co.uk/books/client/user1393/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/alangarner/messages

Best regards,

John Gould.

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