MidpointandOtherPoems
- 作者
- 出版社 KnopfDoubledayPublishingGroup
- 出版时间 1969年4月
- ISBN 9780394403830
- 定价 124.70
内容简介
Intheboldlyeclectictitlepoemofhiscollection，JohnUpdikeemploysthemetersofDante，Spenser，Pope，Whitman，andPound，aswellasthepictographictacticsofconcretepoetry，totakeaninventoryofhislifeattheendofhisthirty-fifthyear—atmidpoint.Thesecantosformbothajokeontheantiquegenreofthelongpoemandanattempttowriteone：anearnestmeditationonthemysteriesoftheego，losttime，andthemundane.Theremainderofthevolumeisasixyears’harvestoflightverseandincidentallyrics—poemsdealingwithloveanddeath，animalsandangels，placesandpersons，dreamartifactsandthenakedape.AsawriterofhumorousverseMr.Updikeisaloneinhisgeneration;toseriouspoetryhebringsthevisionandwarmthcharacteristicofhisprose.
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