Three Regrets and a Hymn to Beauty
Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, Australian & Oceanian, Poetry
| Author: | Ian Wedde | ISBN: | 9781775582199 |
| Publisher: | Auckland University Press | Publication: | September 28, 2006 |
| Imprint: | Auckland University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Ian Wedde |
| ISBN: | 9781775582199 |
| Publisher: | Auckland University Press |
| Publication: | September 28, 2006 |
| Imprint: | Auckland University Press |
| Language: | English |
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, Wedde offers a fresh take on the familiar, sparking a new vision of the world and its wonders.
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, Wedde offers a fresh take on the familiar, sparking a new vision of the world and its wonders.
