Three Regrets and a Hymn to Beauty.
This collection of poetry features five extended poems that explore the concept of beauty and the nature of language, discussing serious philosophical ideas with zest, energy, wit, and humor. A unique volume featuring remembered and misremembered song lyrics from John Lennon, Lou Reed, Johnny Cash,...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Chicago :
Auckland University Press,
2006.
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| Summary: | This collection of poetry features five extended poems that explore the concept of beauty and the nature of language, discussing serious philosophical ideas with zest, energy, wit, and humor. A unique volume featuring remembered and misremembered song lyrics from John Lennon, Lou Reed, Johnny Cash, Emmylou Harris, Gram Parsons, Ryan Adams, and Courtney Love, among others, it also includes fragments from philosophers and poets of the sublime, especially William Wordsworth and John Ruskin, and from religious texts such as the Bible and the Tao-Te Ching. Through glimpses of imperfection, Wed. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (115 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9781775582199 1775582191 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Source of description: Print version record. |