Memorial: A Version of Homer's

Memorial: A Version of Homer's

â‚¬Å“The most remarkable and affecting book of poetry I encountered this year.â‚¬Ââ‚¬â€¢James Wood, The New Yorker
In this daring new work, the poet Alice Oswald strips away the narrative of the Iliadâ‚¬â€¢the anger of Achilles, the story of Helenâ‚¬â€¢in favor of attending to its atmospheres: the extended similes that bring so much of the natural order into the poem and the corresponding litany of the war-dead, most of whom are little more than names but each of whom lives and dies unforgettably and unforgotten in the copious retrospect of Homerâ‚¬s glance. The resulting poem is a war memorial and a profoundly responsive work that gives new voice to Homerâ‚¬s level-voiced version of the world. Through a mix of narrative and musical repetition, the sequence becomes a meditation on the loss of human life.
Country USA
Brand W. W. Norton & Company
Manufacturer W. W. Norton & Company
Binding Paperback
ReleaseDate 2013-11-18
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780393347272

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