Because it takes commemoration seriously, Craig Raine's poem extends the boundaries of the elegy. It tries to restore the lost person - in all her beauty, her difficulty, her charm, her formidable complexity, her sexuality, in all her reality.
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A leading poet-critic, Craig Raine was born in Shildon, Co. Durham, in 1944. Formerly Poetry Editor at Faber & Faber, he lives in Oxford with his wife and children.
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Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
Hardback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR002370292
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Seller: Bill & Ben Books, Faringdon, United Kingdom
Hardback. Condition: New. *An extraordinarily frank and tender elegy to a young woman*'I've read it several times with admiration' Daily Telegraph'Written in off-rhymed couplets, Raine's masterwork is one of the great long poems written in English in this century, a companion to W.H. Auden's New Year Letter and John Berryman's The Dream Songs' Talk Magazine'A tender, funny, touching, virtuosic (and only faintly obscene) 700 line elegy for his former lover' Independent'A wonderful new extraordinary poem' Daily Telegraph. Seller Inventory # 0006539
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Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Used, acceptable condition, cover has shelf wear including general wear and tear, small creases and markings, and there is tanning to the pages Shipped from the UK within 2 business days of order being placed. Seller Inventory # mon0000101106
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, fine in fine dw. Appears unread with no inscriptions. Seller Inventory # H9-22
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Original publisher's black cloth hardback, silevr lettering spine, pictorial dustjacket, 8vo: 42pp. - as new. Seller Inventory # 101646
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. The binding is tight, corners sharp. Light wear and soiling to edges of text block. Text is unmarked. The dust jacket shows some light handling, in a mylar cover. Seller Inventory # SELraiALA
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Hardcover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. A la recherche du temps perdu.Raine, Craig.Condition:New,may have some storage wear. Seller Inventory # 005639
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Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. A rare copy signed by the author on the title page. Clean and tight, as new and unread, in a perfect protected jacket. 'A wonderful new extraordinary poem' said the man in the Daily Telegraph. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Signed by Author. Seller Inventory # ABE-10085389777