Poetry notebook : reflections on the intensity of language / Clive James.

By:

James, Clive, 1939-2019 [author]

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publisher: New York ; Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W. W. Norton & Company, 2016Description: xviii, 238 pages ; 21 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781631491429 (hardcover)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

809.1 23

LOC classification:

PN 1136 J27p 2016

Contents:

pt. I. Notes on poetry-- Listening to the flavour-- Five favourite poetry books-- The arrow has not two points-- Meeting MacNeice-- Little low heavens-- On a second reading-- Poetry archive tour-- The necessary minimum-- A deeper consideration-- Product placement in modern poetry-- Technique's marginal centrality-- A stretch of verse-- The Donaghy negotiation-- There you come home-- Interior music-- pt. II. Other articles about poetry-- John Updike's poetic finality-- Stephen Edgar stays perfect-- Poetry heaven, election hell-- Les Murray's palatial new shed-- Talking to posterity: Peter Porter 1929-2010-- Elegance in overalls: the American pastoral of Christian Wiman-- Michael Longley blends in Spectator diary-- Building the sound of sense-- pt. III. Finale to a notebook-- Trumpets at sunset-- Provenance of chapters.

Summary: "The last ten years has unequivocally demonstrated that Clive James is far more than a mere talking head. Once known as one of the English-speaking world s most popular television personalities, James has gone on to be a celebrated essayist, translator, and poet. The appearance of Poetry Notebook, which distills his passion for poetry into one indispensable volume, further adds to our appreciation of a world-class intellectual and Renaissance man. Poetry Notebook examines the poems and legacies of a panorama of twentieth-century poets, from Hart Crane to Ezra Pound (a mad old amateur fascist with a panascopic grab bag), from Ted Hughes to Anne Sexton. Whether demanding that poetry be heard beyond the world of poetry or opining on his five favorite poetry books (Yeats, Frost, Auden, Wilbur, and Larkin), James captures the whole truth of life s transience in this unforgettably eloquent book on how to read and appreciate modern poetry".

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Libro	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Humanidades	Humanidades (4to. Piso)	PN 1136 J27p 2016 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		00000174704

Includes bibliographical references (pages [233]-238).

pt. I. Notes on poetry--
Listening to the flavour--
Five favourite poetry books--
The arrow has not two points--
Meeting MacNeice--
Little low heavens--
On a second reading--
Poetry archive tour--
The necessary minimum--
A deeper consideration--
Product placement in modern poetry--
Technique's marginal centrality--
A stretch of verse--
The Donaghy negotiation--
There you come home--
Interior music--
pt. II. Other articles about poetry--
John Updike's poetic finality--
Stephen Edgar stays perfect--
Poetry heaven, election hell--
Les Murray's palatial new shed--
Talking to posterity: Peter Porter 1929-2010--
Elegance in overalls: the American pastoral of Christian Wiman--
Michael Longley blends in
Spectator diary--
Building the sound of sense--
pt. III. Finale to a notebook--
Trumpets at sunset--
Provenance of chapters.

"The last ten years has unequivocally demonstrated that Clive James is far more than a mere talking head. Once known as one of the English-speaking world s most popular television personalities, James has gone on to be a celebrated essayist, translator, and poet. The appearance of Poetry Notebook, which distills his passion for poetry into one indispensable volume, further adds to our appreciation of a world-class intellectual and Renaissance man. Poetry Notebook examines the poems and legacies of a panorama of twentieth-century poets, from Hart Crane to Ezra Pound (a mad old amateur fascist with a panascopic grab bag), from Ted Hughes to Anne Sexton. Whether demanding that poetry be heard beyond the world of poetry or opining on his five favorite poetry books (Yeats, Frost, Auden, Wilbur, and Larkin), James captures the whole truth of life s transience in this unforgettably eloquent book on how to read and appreciate modern poetry".

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