The Throats of Narcissus: Poems
In Bruce Bond's fourth full-length book, The Throats of Narcissus, the myth of Narcissus finds its transfiguring mirror in poems of a contemporary world, a world rendered precarious by literal and metaphysical famine, by the blood of fathers and distant strangers, the charred relics of foreign wars, and nearer fires as well -- a world wrestling with problems of its own self-regard and the consequent spiritual longing for personal communion and creative transformation. Thus the myth of Narcissus resonates as a story not only of self-absorption and demise, but also of life-affirming metamorphosis. As a result, we see not only poems concerning c…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-55728-706-9
- EAN: 9781557287069
- Produktnummer: 9523618
- Verlag: Univ Of Arkansas Pr
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2001
- Seitenangabe: 73 S.
- Masse: H21.6 cm x B13.9 cm x D0.6 cm 118 g
- Auflage: New
- Gewicht: 118
Über den Autor
Bruce Bond is director of creative writing and an associate professor of English at the University of North Texas. He is the author of three previously published books, Independence Days, The Anteroom of Paradise, and Radiography.
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