| A Book of Luminous Things: An International Anthology of Poetry Contributor(s): Milosz, Czeslaw (Author) |
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ISBN: 0156005743 ISBN-13: 9780156005746 Publisher: Ecco Press OUR PRICE: $15.29 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 1998 Annotation: Nobel laureate Czeslaw Milosz selects and introduces 300 of his favorite poems in this " magnificent collection" that ranges " widely across time and continents, from eighth century China to contemporary americanca" (San Francisco Chronicle). |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | Anthologies (multiple Authors) |
| Dewey: 808.81 |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.85 lbs) 352 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A collection of 300 poems from writers around the world, selected and edited by Nobel laureate Czeslaw Milosz Czeslaw Milosz's A Book of Luminous Things--his personal selection of poems from the past and present--is a testament to the stunning varieties of human experience, offered up so that we may see the myriad ways that experience can be shared in words and images. Milosz provides a preface to each of these poems, divided into thematic (and often beguiling) sections, such as "Travel," "History," and "The Secret of a Thing," that make the reading as instructional as it is inspirational and remind us how powerfully poetry can touch our minds and hearts. |
Contributor Bio(s): Milosz, Czeslaw: - Czeslaw Milosz (1911-2004) was born in Lithuania. During the Second World War he was active in the Resistance in Poland and later served in the Polish diplomatic corps. A poet, translator, essayist and novelist, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1980. |