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from: Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation
Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 808
EAN: 9781903080009
ISBN: 1903080002
Label: Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation
Manufacturer: Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation
Number Of Pages: 256
Publication Date: April 21, 2004
Publisher: Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation
Sales Rank: 1288765
Studio: Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - A Superb Anthology of Ecopoetry
Wild Reckoning is, as far as I know, the best anthology of ecopoetry available in English. Ostensibly "provoked by Rachel Carson's Silent Spring," the collection is a tribute to the enviropnmental awareness of poets for more than four-hundred years. Superb contemporary poems by Philip Larkin, Mary Oliver, Robert Frost and Seamus Heaney stand beside older works,often no less ecologically insightful, by John Clare, Robert Burns, Thomas Hardy, and Andrew Marvell. The editors' care in ordering creates ... Read More
Rating:  - Good, but a little too much at times...
I really enjoyed this anthology, but I must admit, some of their choices were a bit out of the ordinary, and some were downright illogical, and even offensive. As a student of literature, I have come across many of these texts before, but I have never seen such a poor translation of "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" before, nor do I understand why the editors thought it would enrich the text. Overall, ignoring the few texts like the aforementioned which stand out, the text provides a wonderful insight ... Read More
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