The poems in A History of the Garden examine a remarkable range of subjects - history and our place in it, tensions between science and technology, art, aesthetics, and spirituality - offering possible reconciliations and exploring ways we construct knowledge and belief as we approach a new millennium. Far from disengaging from the rhythms and passions of daily life, however, these poems use the backdrop of that life to provide constant context for more abstract concerns of the book. For these poems are also deeply personal ...
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The poems in A History of the Garden examine a remarkable range of subjects - history and our place in it, tensions between science and technology, art, aesthetics, and spirituality - offering possible reconciliations and exploring ways we construct knowledge and belief as we approach a new millennium. Far from disengaging from the rhythms and passions of daily life, however, these poems use the backdrop of that life to provide constant context for more abstract concerns of the book. For these poems are also deeply personal, rooted in friendship, family, travel, the western landscape, and relationship.
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NF. Signed by the Author SIGNED-Wrappers. Pale, olive green rear cover, maroon spine, pictorial front cover are all bright and clean. Nearly unnoticable trace of rubbing at the extreme tips of the lower corners. Light impression on the lower edge of the rear cover cannot really be seen, but is visible if held against light and can be felt. Signed by the author on the title page in black pen. Binding is straight and tight; pages are all clean, white, and crisp. 71 pages. Uncommon.
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