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Published by Victoria University Press, 2012
ISBN 10: 0864736584ISBN 13: 9780864736581
Seller: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, U.S.A.
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Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.
Published by Victoria University Press, 2012
ISBN 10: 0864736584ISBN 13: 9780864736581
Seller: Jason Books, Auckland, AUCKL, New Zealand
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Paperback. The Greek myths and legends are never out-of-date since they form that mythical stratum in the mind of modern man which enables him . . . to make a pattern out of the chaos of his experience. â James K. BaxterJames K. Baxterâ s use of Greek myth has often been treated as a critical embarrassment, a tedious and anachronistic burden of classical baggage. Geoffrey Miles, John Davidson and Paul Millar argue that it is in fact close to the heart of his poetic vision.Drawing on Baxterâ s whole career, and mounting the first ever sustained investigation of his vast corpus of unpublished poems, they explore the mythic figures and ambiguous symbols to which he repeatedly returned in his attempts to â make a pattern out of the chaos of his experienceâ . Among the figures discussed in detail are the seaborn Venus; Dionysus the liberating and destructive god of alcohol; the alienated voyager Odysseus; Theseus in his political Labyrinth; and the hideous Gorgon who also functions as the poetâ s dangerous Muse. An alphabetical Whoâ s Who catalogues the full range of Baxterâ s classical allusions.Illuminating the complexity, adventurousness, imaginative energy, and unexpected wit of Baxterâ s dealings with classical mythology, The Snake-Haired Muse sheds a new light on New Zealandâ s most iconic poet. Library stamps and markings, but almost unused.
Published by Victoria Univ Pr, 2012
ISBN 10: 0864736584ISBN 13: 9780864736581
Seller: Revaluation Books, Exeter, United Kingdom
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Paperback. Condition: Brand New. reprint edition. 380 pages. 8.25x5.50x1.00 inches. In Stock.
Published by Victoria University Press, 2012
ISBN 10: 0864736584ISBN 13: 9780864736581
Seller: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, U.S.A.
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Condition: New.
Published by Victoria University Press, 2012
ISBN 10: 0864736584ISBN 13: 9780864736581
Seller: GreatBookPricesUK, Castle Donington, DERBY, United Kingdom
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Condition: New.
Published by Victoria University Press, 2012
ISBN 10: 0864736584ISBN 13: 9780864736581
Seller: GreatBookPricesUK, Castle Donington, DERBY, United Kingdom
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Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.