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Desert Air
Barnaby Rogerson
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Description for Desert Air
Paperback. A collection of poems which is suitable for constructing a sensual Orient of the imagination, from the seven golden odes of Pre-Islamic Arabia to the fevered visions of Coleridge. Series: Poetry of Place. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 104 x 6. Weight in Grams: 92.
A pocket-sized collection of all the favourite verses that have inspired desert travellers. This collection of poems delights in constructing a sensual Orient of the imagination, from the seven golden odes of Pre-Islamic Arabia to the fevered visions of Coleridge. It is a place where sand dunes bear the impress of a lover, a land ruled by honour and hospitality, where poets and warriors are esteemed, where the sons of noble sheikhs labour in dignity as shepherds, but Kings are imprisoned within the cruelties of their palaces.
A pocket-sized collection of all the favourite verses that have inspired desert travellers. This collection of poems delights in constructing a sensual Orient of the imagination, from the seven golden odes of Pre-Islamic Arabia to the fevered visions of Coleridge. It is a place where sand dunes bear the impress of a lover, a land ruled by honour and hospitality, where poets and warriors are esteemed, where the sons of noble sheikhs labour in dignity as shepherds, but Kings are imprisoned within the cruelties of their palaces.
Product Details
Publisher
Eland Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Series
Poetry of Place
Condition
New
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781906011055
SKU
V9781906011055
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Ref
99-25
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