John Ashbery
Hotel Lautreamont
- ISBN 13:
- 9780856359934
- author:
- John Ashbery
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Carcanet Press Ltd
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 1992
- Pages:
- 144
- Dimensions:
- 15.2 x 22.9 cm
- Genre:
- Poetry, Drama & Criticism, Poetry, , John Ashbery,Hotel Lautreamont,Carcanet Press Ltd,0856359939,Poetry Texts & Poetry Anthologies,Poetry,Poetry / General,Poetry by individual poets
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
John Ashbery's collection Hotel Lautréamont brings to light a 19th-century poet whose existence is shrouded in mystery. The poems and sequences gathered here offer a glimpse into the life of this enigmatic figure, who spent his brief adult years in various Parisian hotels before disappearing at the age of 24.
The collection presents a unique opportunity to engage with Ashbery's unique voice and style, which explores themes of identity, existence, and the human condition. With its concise and evocative language, Hotel Lautréamont invites readers to contemplate the complexities of life and the search for meaning.
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