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The fire of joy : roughly 80 poems to get by heart and say aloud / Clive James.

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ISBN 9781529059366 (paperback)
Author James, Clive, 1939-2019 author.
Title The fire of joy : roughly 80 poems to get by heart and say aloud / Clive James.
Publisher/Date London : Picador, 2020.
©2020
Pagination etc. x, 309 pages ; 24 cm.
Contents note Includes index of first lines.
Summary Note The Fire of Joy was the final book Clive James completed before his death in 2019. It takes its title from the French expression Feu de Joie, which refers to a military celebration when all the riflemen of a regiment fire one shot after another in a wave of continuous sound: it is a reminder that the regiment’s collective power relies on the individual, and vice versa. In this book, James has chosen a succession of English poems, exploding in sequence from Chaucer to the present day; they tell the story of someone writing something wonderful, and someone else coming along, reading it, and feeling impelled to write something even more wonderful. After a lifetime, these are the poems James found so good that he remembered them despite himself. In offering them to you, the main purpose of this book is to provide ammunition that will satisfy your urge to discover, learn and declaim verse. As well as his selection of poems, James offers a commentary on each: whether this is a biographical, historical or critical introduction to the poem, or a more personal anecdote about the role a particular poem has played in James's life, these mini essays provide the joy of James's enthusiasm and the benefit of his knowledge. Full of the flashing fires of poems you will not be able to forget, this book will ignite your passion and leave you with a contagious crackle rattling in your ears.
Subject English poetry -- History and criticism
Poetry -- Collections
Shelf Location 821.009 JAME
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