Red Rover is both the name of a children's game and a formless spirit, a god of release and permission, called upon in the course of that game. The "red rover" is also a thread of desire, and a clue to the forces of love and antipathy that shape our fate. In her most innovative work to date, award-winning poet and critic Susan Stewart remembers the antithetical forces--falling and rising, coming and going, circling and centering--revealed in such games and traces them out to many other cycles. Ranging among traditional, ... Read More
Red Rover is both the name of a children's game and a formless spirit, a god of release and permission, called upon in the course of that game. The "red rover" is also a thread of desire, and a clue to the forces of love and antipathy that shape our fate. In her most innovative work to date, award-winning poet and critic Susan Stewart remembers the antithetical forces--falling and rising, coming and going, circling and centering--revealed in such games and traces them out to many other cycles. Ranging among traditional, open, and newly-invented forms, and including a series of free translations of medieval dream visions and love poems, Red Rover begins as a historical meditation on our fall and grows into a song of praise for the green and turning world. Read Less
Add this copy of Red Rover to cart. $14.50, like new condition, Sold by Abacus Bookshop rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Pittsford, NY, UNITED STATES, published 2011 by University of Chicago Press.
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Good-Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name-GOOD Standard-sized.
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New. Ranging among traditional, open, and newly invented forms, and including a series of free translations of medieval dream visions and love poems, this title begins as a historical meditation on our fall and grows into a song of praise for the green and turning world. Series: Phoenix Poets. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 218. 2011. Paperback.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.
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PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
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First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 105 pages. Part of the Phoenix Poets series. A clean near fine copy in blue cloth boards and with the small ownership signature of Pulitzer Prize winning poet Frank Bidart and in a very near fine dust jacket. A very nice copy with an interesting provenance.
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