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The Fire of Joy: Roughly 80 Poems to Get by Heart and Say Aloud by Clive James (Hardcover, 2020)
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Essentially, this is Clive James' desert island poems: a selection of his favourite verse and a personal commentary on each. The Fire of Joy was the final book Clive James completed before his death in 2019. It takes its title from the French expression Feu de Joie, which refers to a military celebration when all the riflemen of a regiment fire one shot after another in a wave of continuous sound: it is a reminder that the regiment's collective power relies on the individual, and vice versa. In this book, James has chosen a succession of English poems, exploding in sequence from Chaucer to the present day; they tell the story of someone writing something wonderful, and someone else coming along, reading it, and feeling impelled to write something even more wonderful. After a lifetime, these are the poems James found so good that he remembered them despite himself. In offering them to you, the main purpose of this book is to provide ammunition that will satisfy your urge to discover, learn and declaim verse. As well as his selection of poems, James offers a commentary on each: whether this is a biographical, historical or critical introduction to the poem, or a more personal anecdote about the role a particular poem has played in James's life, these mini essays provide the joy of James's enthusiasm and the benefit of his knowledge. Full of the flashing fires of poems you will not be able to forget, this book will ignite your passion and leave you with a contagious crackle rattling in your ears.Product Identifiers
PublisherPan Macmillan
ISBN-139781529042085
eBay Product ID (ePID)11046602608
Product Key Features
Book TitleThe Fire of Joy: Roughly 80 Poems to Get by Heart and Say Aloud
AuthorClive James
FormatHardcover
LanguageEnglish
TopicPoetry
Publication Year2020
Number of Pages320 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height205mm
Item Width138mm
Item Weight374g
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorClive James
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
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- 29 Jan, 2021
Clive James, master poet !
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