TheDrowned Book by OBrien, Sean ( Author ) ON Sep-07-2007, Paperback

Many of the poems in Sean O’Brien’s new collection take their emotional tenor and imaginative cue from his acclaimed translation of Dante’s Inferno, and occupy a dark, flooded, subterranean world, as dramatically compelling as it is disquieting. Circumstances have compelled O’Brien to return repeatedly to the elegiac form, and The Drowned Book contains a number of powerfully moving poems written in memory of fellow poets and artists. The Drowned Book again shows O’Brien a master of the authoritative line, and underscores his pre-eminence among contemporary English poets.

Praise for Sean O’Brien’s verse translation of Dante’s Inferno:

`Compelling, with a steady incandescence to the language’ Independent

`All life is written in Dante’s burning pages, and Sean O’Brien is to be congratulated on his expert rehabilitation of a classic’ Spectator

`Combines urgent readability with a muscular forcefulness’ The Economist

Title - TheDrowned Book by OBrien, Sean ( Author ) ON Sep-07-2007, Paperback

Edition -

Author - Sean O'Brien

ISBN 13 - 9780330447621

Imprint - Picador

Publisher - Pan Macmillan

Date Published - 07/09/2007

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No. of pages -

Binding Type - Paperback

Dimensions - 130 x 197 x 10mm

Weight - 128 g

Languages - English