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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Farrar Straus & Giroux
Publication date October 1, 1997
Pages 59
Binding Hardcover
Book category Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13 9780374138240
ISBN-10 0374138249
Dimensions 0.75 by 6.50 by 9.50 in.
Weight 0.60 lbs.
Availability§ Out of Print
Original list price $20.00
§As reported by publisher
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
A major modern poet presents a book of intimate, lyrical poems about the art of writing, eroticism, and the desolations of history (inspired by the ancient historian, Tacitus), among other subjects, including a complex meditation on the power of fate. (view table of contents)
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Hardcover
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from Farrar Straus & Giroux (October 1, 1997)
9780374138240 | details & prices | 59 pages | 6.50 × 9.50 × 0.75 in. | 0.60 lbs | List price $20.00
About: Poems contemplate the art of writing, Eros, the desolations of history, and the illusion of will
Paperback
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from Farrar Straus & Giroux (April 1, 1999)
9780374525996 | details & prices | 61 pages | 5.75 × 8.25 × 0.25 in. | 0.20 lbs | List price $12.00
About: Poems contemplate the art of writing, Eros, the desolations of history, and the illusion of will

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