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Black Marigolds and Coloured Stars by E. Powys Mathers (2005, Trade Paperback)
World of Books USA (1207644)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherCarcanet Press, The Limited
ISBN-100856463728
ISBN-139780856463723
eBay Product ID (ePID)45015050
Product Key Features
Book TitleBlack Marigolds and Coloured Stars
Number of Pages112 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicAsian / General, Asia / General, General
Publication Year2005
IllustratorYes
GenrePoetry, History
AuthorE. Powys Mathers
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.4 in
Item Weight6 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal821.912
SynopsisE. Powys Mathers (18921939) is the not-quite-forgotten man of modern English poetry. He is best known for his translation of "The Thousand Nights and One Night, and as his alter ego, Torquemada, inventor of the cryptic crossword. His poetry, especially "Black Marigolds, has long been admired; for many, his versions from Oriental poetry are unparalleled. His first two books are here introduced by best-selling English poet Tony Harrison, who concludes: "Mathers, erotic aesthete, cocktail-shaking Chinese-American, honorary Arab nomad, bhang-chewer, Turkish bisexual, tormenting puzzle-setter, was a true if minor poet whose assimilation of Eastern modes should rank with Arthur Waley or Ezra Pound, and whose name and achievement should be much better known than they are.", Features a collection of poems written by Mathers, whose versions from Asian and Oriental poetry, for many, rank with those of Arthur Waley or Ezra Pound., For many, the versions from Asian and Oriental poetry made by E. Powys Mathers during and shortly after the First World War rank with those of Arthur Waley or Ezra Pound. This volume, pairing his first two books, Coloured Stars and Black Marigolds , assembles the best of his remarkable poetry, which even now reads with undated freshness. Tony Harrison, a long-time Mathers admirer, describes the puzzles of Mathers' life and the fascination and originality of his poetry in his entertaining preface. E. Powys Mathers (1892-1939) is most often remembered, other than as the author of Black Marigolds , for his version of the Thousand Nights and One Night and as his alter ego, Torquemada of the Observer - a name to conjure with in the history of the cryptic crossword., For many, the versions from Asian and Oriental poetry made by E. Powys Mathers during and shortly after the First World War rank with those of Arthur Waley or Ezra Pound. This volume, pairing his first two books, "Coloured Stars" and "Black Marigolds", assembles the best of his remarkable poetry, which even now reads with undated freshness. Tony Harrison, a long-time Mathers admirer, describes the puzzles of Mathers' life and the fascination and originality of his poetry in his entertaining preface.
LC Classification NumberPR6113
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