This volume sheds new light on the life and works of Jack B. Yeats; the talented painter and poet too often overshadowed by his older brother William; through a collection of previously published and unpublished letters from John Butler Yeats to his son Jack; and from Jack to his father; John Quinn; The Man from New York; and Sarah Purser. Introduced by Bruce Stewart of the University of Coleraine; the work includes essays on Jack B. Yeats by editor and Sligo-man Declan J. Foley; organizer of three John Butler Yeats seminars in Chestertown; upstate New York (JBYs burial ground); as well as by other scholars of Jack B. Yeats. The six works Jack B. Yeats exhibited in the New York Armory Show are shown in this volume for the first time; alongside drawings and illustrations by the artist. The relationship between Jack and his father John Butler Yeats; also a painter; is explored in their extensive correspondence.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Very facinating!By ShaI ordered this book to use as preliminary research. As a student of Sociology. I am finding this book opening new views to me about the SCA. The author knows what he is talking about and despite being a member of the SCA for some time. is able to critically analyze the SCA. I would highly recommend this for any scholar researching the SCA. living history groups. collective behavior. escapism and a wide range of topics. I do suggest buying used however as the price is a little steep for a 182 page book. Overall. excellent book and exactly what I was looking for.13 of 14 people found the following review helpful. Solid look at one version a modern King GameBy D. OrphalFirst. bias acknowledgment. I am a friend of the author and I am a member of the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA) that he writes about in this book.Medieval Fantasy as Performance in an interesting look into a modern historical club that seems unique in its blending of history. historical myth. and modern fantasy. The club is somewhere in the vast grey area between a living history club (where accuracy is paramount) and LARP (live action role play. where participants act out their characters rather than sit around a table and co-create a novel together).The intended audience of this book seems to be members of the SCA. primarily. Secondarily. researchers in sub-culture groups would find this survey all they needed about this particular group.The authors major strengths are his analysis of the Medieval King Game / Harvest King / Robin Hood game and relating it to the medieval-styled martial art engaged by a sizable sub-set of the SCA. While it is not surprising that a group in Berkeley CA created an anti-modern organization. It is surprising that this same group created a feudal. authoritarian regime. The author does an excellent job exploring this.Perhaps the author is overly focused on the combat and king game played by the SCA. By his own admission. he notes that only a minority of members in the SCA engage in the king game. Perhaps it reflects not only the authors bias ( a member of the SCA and a former winner of the king game ) but also reflects an focus (some would argue over-focus) on the king game by the SCA itself.
