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Selected Poems of Lawrence Durrell
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Ideal for readers interested in 20th-century poetry, fans of Lawrence Durrell, and those seeking a refined and diverse poetic collection reflecting metropolitan life and poetic craft.
Covers the full range of Durrell's poetry from A Private Country to Vega
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In this new selection from the poetry of Lawrence Durrell (the first for thirty years), Peter Porter has drawn on the full range of the published work, from A Private Country (1943) to Vega (1973), and has provided a long overdue re-evaluation of Durrell's poetic career.
In his detailed and generous introduction, Porter makes the case for A Private Country as one of the most accomplished debut collections of the twentieth century, and traces Durrell's preoccupations and poetic personality within the wider scene.
The selection of poems makes its own strong case for the continuing power and originality of this attractive, metropolitan and wholly individual body of work.
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Gavin Ewart praised Durrell as "the equal of Auden" in lyrical poetry, highlighting the lasting impact and originality of his work.
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780571227396
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 01 June 2006
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Faber & Faber
Edition: Main
Contributors:
- Edited by Peter Porter
- Edited by Peter Porter
- Edited by Peter Porter
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 5.0mm
Width: 131.0mm
Height: 196.0mm
Weight: 115g
Pages: 88
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About the Author
Lawrence Durrell was born in 1912 in India. He attended the Jesuit College at Darjeeling and St Edmund's School, Canterbury. His first literary work, The Black Book, appeared in Paris in 1958.His first collection of poems, A Private Country, was published in 1943, followed by the three Island books: including Bitter Lemons, his account of life in Cyprus. Durrell's wartime sojourn in Egypt led to his masterpiece The Alexandria Quartet. Between this and The Avignon Quintet he wrote the two-decker Tunc and Nunquam. His oeuvre includes plays, a book of criticism, translations, travel writing, and humorous stories about the diplomatic corps.
Poet Peter Porter was born in Brisbane, Australia in 1929. He moved to London in 1951 and worked in bookselling and advertising before becoming a freelance writer and broadcaster in 1968, working for The Observer as poetry critic. He was awarded the 2002 Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry.
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