Angels Over Elsinore: Collected Verse 2003-2008
Clive James
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Omniscore:
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| Classification |
Fiction |
| Genre |
Poetry |
| Format |
Hardback |
| Pages |
288 |
| RRP |
£14.99 |
| Date of Publication |
November 2008 |
| ISBN |
978-0330457408 |
| Publisher |
Picador |
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Well-known for his prose, as well as his TV appearances, Clive James has also established a name for himself in the world of poetry. His previous collections, "Other Passports" and "The Book of My Enemy", were critically acclaimed and accomplished, yet simultaneously accessible and entertaining - and his new book promises more of the same.
Reviews
The Independent
Bill Greenwell
"Much of the verse collected here is very funny. James can write slow-fuse poems as well as George Burns told jokes. They develop, do a little hoofing along the way, arrive at a well-timed, laconic conclusion. James being James, there is a casually rich mix of cultural allusions, but the most important quality is complete clarity... He sometimes makes a meal of a poem, but this collection essentially finds him in sparkling form, rhyming with gusto."
12/01/2009
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