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Clive James read, learned, and recited poetry throughout his life. In this last book he completed before his death, he offers a selection of his favorite poems and a personal commentary on each one of them. In the last months of his life, with his vision limited by surgery and unable to read, Clive James explored the treasury of his mind: the poems he knew best, so well that he didn't just remember them, but considered it impossible to forget them. The Fire of Joy is the record of this final journey of remembrance and celebration.
Having loved poetry throughout his life, James knew hundreds of poems by heart. Offering this selection of his favorites, which spans from the 16th century to the present, his goal is to inspire you to discover and learn, and perhaps even recite poetry aloud. In his personal anthology, he offers a commentary on each of the approximately eighty poems: sometimes a historical or critical note about the poem or its author, sometimes a technical point about the poem's structure from someone who was a poet himself, sometimes a personal reflection on the role the poem played in his life.
Whether you are familiar with a poem or not – whether you are familiar with poetry in general or not – these friendly, simple, often tender mini-essays convey the joy of James's enthusiasm and the benefit of his knowledge. His urgent wish was to share with a new generation what he himself loved. This is a book that can be read from beginning to end or dipped into as you choose: whichever the choice, it generously opens up a world to our delight.
Clive James (1939–2019) was a broadcaster, critic, poet, memoirist, and novelist. His acclaimed poetry includes the collection Sentenced to Life and a translation of Dante's The Divine Comedy, both popular on the Sunday Times lists.
Pages: 336, Year Published: 1213, Dimensions: 13x13cm
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- Author
- Clive James
- Publisher
- Macmillan Publishers
- Language
- English
- Cover
- Soft
- Number of Pages
- 336
- Release Date
- 09/2022
- Publication Date
- 2022
- Dimensions
- 13x19.7 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9781529042108
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