The Night Abraham Called to the Stars: Poems
by BLY, Robert
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- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- ISBN 10
- 0060188812
- ISBN 13
- 9780060188818
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Synopsis
Robert Bly's new collection of poetry is made of forty-eight poems written in the intricate form called the ghazal, which is the central poetic form in Islam. The influence of Hafez and Rumi is clear, and yet the poems descend into the wealth of Western history, referring at times to Monet, Giordano Bruno,Emerson, St. Francis, Newton, and Chekhov, as well as to events in Bly's own life. The leaping between joy and "ruin" produces a poetry which makes him, as Kenneth Rexroth noted, "one of the leaders in a poetic revival which has returned American literature to the world community."
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- Title
- The Night Abraham Called to the Stars: Poems
- Author
- BLY, Robert
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0060188812
- ISBN 13
- 9780060188818
- Publisher
- Harper
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 2001
- Keywords
- Poetry
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