Macbeth in Venice (Penguin Poets) - Softcover

Logan, William

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0142003026 ISBN 13: 9780142003022

Publisher: Penguin USA, 2003

Synopsis

One of the most technically gifted poets of his generation, William Logan here presents four sequences, each of which is haunted by the battered history of the enchanted city of Venice: two refugees from Nazi Germany replay a version of the Aeneid that shadows their lives in and out of Venice; the comedy of Tiepolo's Punchinello drawings are given mocking narrative; a modern traveler finds in Venice's insects, birds, and fish a nature that endures within an unnatural city; and, in a formal sequence reminiscent of W. H. Auden's "The Sea and the Mirror," King James commissions a revision of Macbeth in order to impress the chief magistrate. These new poems showcase Logan's trademark refinement and erudition.

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"He writes like an angel--an elegant, literary angel."

"He is like an eel in the well--a purifying agent."

About the Author:

William Logan is the author of five collections of poems, a book of criticism, and a book of essays on poets and poetry. He has won the Peter I. B. Lavan Younger Poets Award from The Academy of American Poets and has received the Citation for Excellence in Reviewing from the National Book Critics Circle. He teaches at the University of Florida, where he is alumni professor of English.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin USA
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0142003026
• ISBN 13: 9780142003022
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 96