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Dinner with Catherine the Great
Vladimir Azarov
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Description for Dinner with Catherine the Great
Paperback. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 181.
Providing a rare and creative sense of authority’s various faces, this collection of poems travels from intellectual and artistic power to philosophical, military, and imperial power; and above all, personal influence. The verse introduces the persuasiveness, complexities, and intrigues of “table talk”—a European tradition of informed and enlightened conversation that has virtually disappeared from the experience of North American culture. Commanding and informed in their own sense of purpose, these pieces evince a gentle curiosity for greatness, creating an engaging portrait of simple humanity, powerful minds, and memorable ideas.
Providing a rare and creative sense of authority’s various faces, this collection of poems travels from intellectual and artistic power to philosophical, military, and imperial power; and above all, personal influence. The verse introduces the persuasiveness, complexities, and intrigues of “table talk”—a European tradition of informed and enlightened conversation that has virtually disappeared from the experience of North American culture. Commanding and informed in their own sense of purpose, these pieces evince a gentle curiosity for greatness, creating an engaging portrait of simple humanity, powerful minds, and memorable ideas.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Exile Editions Canada
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
Number of Pages
120
Place of Publication
Toronto, ON, Canada
ISBN
9781550961195
SKU
V9781550961195
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Ref
99-38
About Vladimir Azarov
Vladimir Azarov is an architect and a poet. He is the author of Imitation, The Kiss from Mary Pickford, Of Life and Other Small Sacrifices, and Voices in Dialogue. He lives in Toronto, Ontario.
Reviews for Dinner with Catherine the Great
“A penetrating examination in poetry of the intellectual might, ferocity, depth, and intrigue of the various forms of authority we encounter in power structures of all kinds, and [a] grand tribute to the elegance and terrifying force of great ideas.” —Bruce Meyer, Poet Laureate and author, Dog Days