Angels Over Elsinore: Collected Verse 2003-2008 - Couverture rigide

James, Clive

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ISBN 10 : 0330457403 ISBN 13 : 9780330457408

Editeur : Picador, 2008

Synopsis

Clive James, a brilliant prose stylist, was also a naturally gifted poet, and Angels Over Elsinore is one of his most accomplished collections.

From reminiscences of his Australian childhood and elegies for friends and family to hilarious observations on the state of the language in the twenty-first century and reflections on art, metaphysics, science and faith, Angels Over Elsinore is simultaneously witty, passionate and provocative. Fired by the same energy and rigorous intelligence as his prose, his verse displays a breathtaking range – but for all its dazzling variety, one theme sings through James’s inexhaustible fascination with his fellow humans.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Clive James was the author of more than forty books. As well as essays, he published collections of literary and television criticism, travel writing, verse and novels, plus five volumes of autobiography, Unreliable Memoirs, Falling Towards England, May Week Was In June, North Face of Soho and The Blaze of Obscurity. As a television performer he appeared regularly for both the BBC and ITV, most notably as writer and presenter of the Postcard series of travel documentaries. He published several poetry collections, including the Sunday Times bestseller Sentenced to Life, and a translation of Dante’s The Divine Comedy, which was also a Sunday Times bestseller. In 1992 he was made a Member of the Order of Australia and in 2003 he was awarded the Philip Hodgins memorial medal for literature. He holds honorary doctorates from Sydney University and the University of East Anglia. In 2012 he was appointed CBE and in 2013, an Officer of the Order of Australia. He died in 2019.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Picador
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0330457403
• ISBN 13: 9780330457408
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 112
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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