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Plainwater

Essays And Poetry

Anne Carson

The poetry and prose collected in u003cbu003ePlainwateru003c/bu003e are a testament to the extraordinary imagination of Anne Carson, a writer described by Michael Ondaatje as "the most exciting poet writing in English today." Succinct and astonishingly beautiful, these pieces stretch the boundaries of language and literary form, while juxtaposing classical and modern traditions...

Editorial:
Vintage
Año de edición:
2000
ISBN:
978-0-375-70842-8
Páginas:
272
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The poetry and prose collected in u003cbu003ePlainwateru003c/bu003e are a testament to the extraordinary imagination of Anne Carson, a writer described by Michael Ondaatje as "the most exciting poet writing in English today." Succinct and astonishingly beautiful, these pieces stretch the boundaries of language and literary form, while juxtaposing classical and modern traditions. u003cbru003eu003cbru003eCarson envisions a present-day interview with a seventh-century BC poet, and offers miniature lectures on topics as varied as orchids and Ovid. She imagines the muse of a fifteenth-century painter attending a phenomenology conference in Italy. She constructs verbal photographs of a series of mysterious towns, and takes us on a pilgrimage in pursuit of the elusive and intimate anthropology of water. Blending the rhythm and vivid metaphor of poetry with the discursive nature of the essay, the writings in u003cbu003ePlainwateru003c/bu003e dazzle us with their invention and enlighten us with their erudition.

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