Parzival - Maynard, Séamus

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Résumé :
This new verse adaptation of the Parzival legend by S?amus Maynard was written with the intention of supporting all those wishing to understand the Grail mysteries more deeply. It is written in verse, so it can be worked with artistically as well. Class plays, group recitation, and individual artistic explorations are also possible ways of utilizing this work. As a figure, Parzival symbolizes the spiritual initiation of the individual human being in our age of consciousness, rife with the complexities and subtleties of a life fully lived. The Holy Grail, that singular aim that leads Parzival into the world, can be seen as a symbol of the transformed and spiritualized human heart. Iambic pentameter was chosen for this rendering of the story - the poetic meter that most closely reflects the human heartbeat. The esoteric and spiritual underpinnings of this epic journey can support greater insight and understanding of the path of initiation. Book forward by Lisa Romero. Illustrations by Ella Manor Lapointe. Read the Introduction to the book.

Biographie:
S?amus Maynard is an actor, writer, and musician. He completed his degree in acting at The Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, and has trained intensively in the Michael Chekhov Technique, and in speech formation with speech artist Christopher Garvie at the Artemis School of Speech and Drama in West Sussex England. Currently, S?amus teaches the art of speech at Inner Work Path events (www.innerworkpath.com) and supports and facilitates the arts program on behalf of Developing the Self Developing The World (www.developingtheself.org). He recently co-authored a distance learning course called Speech and Drama as Living arts (www.EduCareDo.org). S?amus also offers a number of classes and workshops for children, adults and young adults, in his community in upstate New York.