Poetry Notebook

出版者:Picador

作者:Clive James

页数:192

出版时间:2014-10-9

价格:GBP 14.99

装帧:Hardcover

isbn号码:9781447269106

具体描述

Clive James is one of our finest critics and best-loved cultural voices. He is also a prize-winning poet. Since he was first enthralled by the mysterious power of poetry, he has been a dedicated student. In fact, for Clive, poetry has been nothing less than the occupation of a lifetime, and in this book he presents a distillation of all he's learned about the art form that matters to him most.

With his customary wit, delightfully lucid prose style and wide-ranging knowledge, Clive explains the difference between the innocuous stuff that often passes for poetry today and a real poem: the latter being a work of unity that insists on being heard entire and threatens never to leave the memory. A committed formalist and an astute commentator, Clive offers close and careful readings of individual poems and poets (from Shakespeare to Larkin, Keats to Pound), and in some case second readings or re-readings late in life - just to be sure he wasn't wrong the first time! Whether discussing technical details of metaphorical creativity or simply praising his five favourite collections of all time, he is never less than captivating.

Filled with insight and written with an honest, infectious enthusiasm, Poetry Notebook is the product of over fifty years of writing, reading, translating and thinking about poetry.

From the Inside Flap

Clive James is one of our finest critics and best-loved cultural voices. He is also a prize-winning poet. Since he was first enthralled by the mysterious power of poetry, he has been a dedicated student. In fact, for him, poetry has been nothing less than the occupation of a lifetime, and in this book he presents a distillation of all he's learned about the art form that matters to him most.

With his customary wit, delightfully lucid prose style and wide-ranging knowledge, Clive James explains the difference between the innocuous stuff so prevalent today and a real poem: the latter being a work of unity that insists on being heard entire and threatens never to leave the memory. A committed formalist and an astute commentator, he offers close and careful analysis of individual poems and poets, from Shakespeare to Larkin, Keats to Pound. In some cases he includes second readings or re-readings from later in life - just to be sure he wasn't wrong the first time! Whether discussing technical details of metaphorical creativity or praising his five favourite collections of all time, he is never less than captivating.

Filled with insight and written with an honest, infectious enthusiasm, Poetry Notebook is the product of over fifty years of writing, reading, translating and thinking about poetry.

From the Back Cover

'Clive James has a fantastic range and depth of knowledge. He is, at times, miraculously funny. He writes knowledgeably and with passion about literature, and especially poetry' Sam Leith, Spectator

作者简介

Clive James is the author of more than thirty books. As well as verse and novels, he has published collections of essays, literary criticism, television criticism and travel writing, plus four volumes of autobiography. In 1992 he was made a Member of the Order of Australia, and in 2003 he was awarded the Philip Hodgins memorial medal for literature.

用户评价

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《Poetry Notebook》这本书，真的给我带来了太多意想不到的惊喜。我之前对诗歌的印象，大多停留在高中时代的课本里，总觉得有些遥远，有些脱离生活。但这本书，却以一种非常接地气的方式，将诗歌带到了我的身边。我喜欢它那种“随性”而又“深刻”的特质。有时候，我会在书页里发现一些突如其来的诗句，它们就像是心灵的闪电，瞬间照亮了我的某个角落。我尤其喜欢书中那些关于“自我认知”的诗歌，它们让我开始反思自己的生活方式，自己的价值观，甚至是自己的人生目标。我曾因为某些诗句而感到羞愧，因为某些诗句而感到骄傲，这是一种非常奇妙的体验。这本书就像一面镜子，映照出我内心深处的真实想法，让我能够更清晰地认识自己。我特别欣赏作者（们）那种“不设防”的表达，他们敢于将自己的困惑、恐惧、爱恋，甚至是遗憾，毫无保留地展现出来，这让我感觉非常亲切，就像在和一个老朋友聊天。我喜欢在睡前，随意翻到一首诗，让它的意境伴我入眠，也喜欢在清晨，用一首诗开启我新的一天。这本书，我已经成为了我生活中不可或缺的一部分。

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老实说，一开始我并没有对《Poetry Notebook》抱有太大的期望，毕竟市面上诗集太多了，能真正打动人心的作品并不常见。但这次，我似乎真的挖到宝了。这本书最吸引我的地方在于它的多样性，它收录了不同风格、不同主题的诗歌，仿佛是一个微缩的诗歌宇宙，满足了我各种各样的阅读口味。有的诗歌语言晦涩难懂，需要反复品味才能领略其精髓，这恰恰激发了我挑战自我的乐趣；有的诗歌则如行云流水，一气呵成，读来朗朗上口，让人忍不住跟着节奏哼唱；还有的诗歌充满了哲思，引人深思，让我开始思考一些人生中的终极问题，比如生命的意义，存在的价值等等。我尤其欣赏书中那些关于时间流逝的诗，它们总是带着一种淡淡的忧伤，却又让人感受到生命的脆弱和美好，提醒我们要珍惜当下，活在每一个瞬间。当然，也有一些诗歌描绘了爱情的甜蜜与苦涩，让我回想起自己曾经的青涩时光，又或是感叹人生的无常。这本书就像一个博学的智者，用不同的声音和姿态与我交流，每一次翻阅都能带来新的启发和感悟。我曾经因为某几句诗而失眠，因为某些意象而彻夜难眠，这正是好书的魅力所在，它们能够触动你最深处的神经，让你无法忽视。