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Title: Manganese
Condition: New
Author: Robert Saxton
Format: Paperback
EAN: 9781903039717
ISBN: 9781903039717
Publisher: OxfordPoets
Genre: Poetry & Drama
Release Date: 27/11/2003
Description: Manganese starts with a murder in China in the age of Confucius and ends with a sestina about a difficult family Christmas in front of the television. Plain-spoken narrative is juxtaposed with an enigmatic, densely woven imagery exploring fugitive states of mind. Uniting these extremes is a restless, rhyme-driven craftsmanship, energetic in making new forms as well as in exploiting traditional ones. The focus ranges from landmarks in cultural history, such as the first performance of Nijinsky's ballet L'apres-midi d'un faune and the first Boy Scout camp, to the poet's responses to a serious cycling accident. There are versions of ten of Rilke's Sonnets to Orpheus, following the rhyme scheme of the German, and a section of poems ('Skywatching') that combine conventional with consonantal rhyme, often capturing thoughts that travel too fast or too deep for reason.
Language: English
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Item Height: 216mm
Item Length: 135mm
Item Weight: 183g
Release Year: 2003

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