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The Face of It
R. F. Langley
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Description for The Face of It
Paperback. Features poems that explore perception, taking their bearings from forms as diverse as Renaissance hermeticism, a Greek vase, Rauschenberg's painting, Bottom's dream, and a green beetle. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 216 x 5. Weight in Grams: 82. 64 pages. Features poems that explore perception, taking their bearings from forms as diverse as Renaissance hermeticism, a Greek vase, Rauschenberg's painting, Bottom's dream, and a green beetle. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: DCF. Dimension: 150 x 216 x 5. Weight: 86.
Roger Langley's poems explore perception. They take their bearings from forms as diverse as Renaissance hermeticism, a Greek vase, Rauschenberg's painting, Bottom's dream, a green beetle. Here the world may chime, like a building by Palladio, or disappear on a parting wave as in a film by Bergman. Surprise and truth come together. Things are both ordinary and vivid, distinct and universal. Langley's poems take delight in the sound and sense of language: for him, etymology can be revelation. In the interplay of word and object, each poem attempts an epiphany.
Roger Langley's poems explore perception. They take their bearings from forms as diverse as Renaissance hermeticism, a Greek vase, Rauschenberg's painting, Bottom's dream, a green beetle. Here the world may chime, like a building by Palladio, or disappear on a parting wave as in a film by Bergman. Surprise and truth come together. Things are both ordinary and vivid, distinct and universal. Langley's poems take delight in the sound and sense of language: for him, etymology can be revelation. In the interplay of word and object, each poem attempts an epiphany.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd.
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781857549003
SKU
V9781857549003
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99-42
About R. F. Langley
R.F. Langley was born in Rugby in 1938. He was educated at Jesus College, Cambridge and went on to teach English and Art History in secondary schools. He has lived in Staffordshire for most of his life, but the inspiration for much of his work comes from the landscapes of Suffolk. He has published pamphlets and his work has appeared ... Read more
Reviews for The Face of It
'The quality of Langley's writing is extraordinary. On first reading I found myself bolt upright, the book falling from my hands as his poetry tore through me.' - Randolph Healey.