| The End of Atlantic City Contributor(s): Beach, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 0864735952 ISBN-13: 9780864735959 Publisher: Victoria University Press OUR PRICE: $13.50 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2009 Annotation: Unexpected juxtapositions lay the groundwork for striking imagery in this collection of highly original verse. Moments such as the chapter-by-chapter sonnet translation of "The Iliad "allow the urban and the historical to play off of each other as classical allusions marry with witty, contemporary poetry," "Using language to reveal surprising truths, the line between the real and the imagined becomes blurred. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | Australian & Oceanian |
| Physical Information: 64 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Oceania |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Unexpected juxtapositions lay the groundwork for striking imagery in this collection of highly original verse. Moments such as the chapter-by-chapter sonnet translation of The Iliad allow the urban and the historical to play off of each other as classical allusions marry with witty, contemporary poetry. Using language to reveal surprising truths, the line between the real and the imagined becomes blurred. |