Sweet Theft: A Poets Commonplace Book McClatchy J. D. Pevná vazba
Sweet Theft: A Poets Commonplace Book McClatchy J. D. Pevná vazba Centuries ago, when books were rare, those who owned them would lend them to friends, who in turn would copy out passages they…
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Sweet Theft: A Poets Commonplace Book McClatchy J. D. Pevná vazba
Centuries ago, when books were rare, those who owned them would lend them to friends, who in turn would copy out passages they especially liked before returning the precious book to its owner. Auden and Alec Guinness have kept them as well, recording phrases or passages that struck them as wise or witty or quirky. These anthologies came to be known as Commonplace Books, and modern writers as different as W. H.
Renowned poet J. D. The result is as much the self-portrait of a sensibility as it is a collection of miscellaneous delights. McClatchy has been keeping such a book for three decades now.
This selection from it offers a unique look into what strange facts, what turns of mind or phrase, what glorious feats of language and nature can attract the attention of a poet.The great and the obscure are gathered around the same table, exchanging remarkable opinions. Henry James is
Four Seasons McClatchy J. D.
Sweet Enough: A Baking Book