Troubled Lovers in History : A Sequence of Poems

GOLDBARTH, Albert

ISBN 10: 0814250157 / ISBN 13: 9780814250150

Published by Ohio State University Press, 1999

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Troubled Lovers in History : A Sequence of Poems
• Publisher: Ohio State University Press
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0814250157
• ISBN 13: 9780814250150
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

Troubled Lovers in History demonstrates an exhilarating range: from the briefest of lyrics to rich and multipartite narrative adventures in exotic realms; from a comic monologue spoken in immigrant “Yinglish” to a soulful elegy set in San Antonio’s Pearl Beer brewery plant; from Martian invaders, through polar explorers, to all of us busy inflicting “words with edges” on those we love.

Goldbarth sets his unflinching study of individual hope and grief against the backdrop of history: the travels of Marco Polo; Bertha and Wilhelm Rontgen’s discovery of X-rays; an 1800 battle “twixt Dragon Sam, the great Exhaler of Gouts of Amazing Flame . . . and Liquid Dan, the Living Geyser.”

From the night stars to the little starring parts we all play every day, Troubled Lovers in History takes us into the text of our dreams and despairs, as witnessed by the writer whom Joyce Carol Oates called “a poet of remarkable gifts—a dazzling virtuoso who can break your heart.”

About the Author

Albert Goldbarth is Distinguished Professor of Humanities in the department of English at Wichita State University. He is the author of eight other collections of poetry, including Adventures in Ancient Egypt and Marriage, and Other Science Fiction.