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The Vocation of Poetry (Paperback) Loot Price: R306
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The Vocation of Poetry (Paperback): Durs Gr unbein

The Vocation of Poetry (Paperback)

Durs Gr unbein

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Literary Nonfiction. Poetry History & Criticism. Translated from the German by Michael Eskin. This extraordinary book offers a dazzling personal poetics as well as a sustained engagement with the origins of poetry itself. In tracing an arc from the landfills and forests of an East German childhood to the "global air-space of poetry," it takes in a breathtaking poetic itinerary from the Classics to the present day. Emerging from the heart of the European tradition, every page is packed with insight, wit and linguistic surprises, superbly rendered in Michael Eskin's supple English. But more than that: this is a volume with a mission. In reckoning with the possibilities of poetry, it sets out to show us a better way of being in the world: "a guide to thinking and feeling with precision." Written by one of the most exciting and thought-provoking writers of the moment, THE VOCATION OF POETRY is essential reading for anyone interested in modern poetry or in modern life.

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Imprint: Upper West Side Philosophers Inc.
Country of origin: United States
Release date: February 2011
Authors: Durs Gr unbein
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 62
ISBN-13: 978-0-9795829-9-8
Categories: Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Collections & anthologies of various literary forms
Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > General
Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Poetry & poets > General
Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Poetry texts & anthologies > General
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LSN: 0-9795829-9-7
Barcode: 9780979582998

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