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A selection from Peter Russell's work of many years that illustrates the range of a poet who, in Kathleen Raine's words, has 'kept faith (as did his master Ezra Pound) with what is perhaps the greatest imaginative and philosophical conception of the European tradition, 'the Beautiful.
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Peter Russell, born in Bristol in 1921, was editor of the influential magazine `Nine' (1945-56). He left England in the early 1960s, and lived and taught in Germany, the USA, Canada, Iran and Italy, which was his main home since 1964.
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All for the Wolves: Selected Poems 1947-1975
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Octavo, hardcover, near fine ex library copy with minimal marks, and pocket removed from last endpaper; clean and bright, in yellow and gold dj, in mylar sleeve. 151 pp. including index. illustrates the range of a poet who, in Kathleen Raine's words, has `kept faith (as did his master Ezra Pound) with what is perhaps the greatest imaginative and philosophical conception of the European tradition, "the Beautiful".' Peter Jay's selection concentrates on his lyric poems but also includes examples of his longer, contemplative poems. Seller Inventory # 76369
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All for the Wolves: Selected Poems 1947-1975
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Black Swan, (Redding Ridge, CT), 1984
ISBN 10: 0933806205
ISBN 13: 9780933806207
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. Edited by Peter Jay. Slight spotting on foredge, a couple tiny creases on the spine, near fine in a very good dust jacket with a tiny tear, and creases on the spine. Advance Review Copy with publisher's slip laid in. Seller Inventory # 596840