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The tree of the doves: ceremony, expedition, war
Milkweed Editions
2011
Abstract
Taking several ageless questions-"Where do we come from? Where are we going? What shall we do?"--As his point of departure, award-winning poet Christopher Merrill explores the related issues of terror, modernity, tradition, and epochal transformation. In three extended essays, Merrill observes the performance of a banned ritual in the Malaysian province of Kelatan; traces Saint-John Perse's epic voyage from Beijing to Ulan Bator in 1921, and relates it to the China of today; and embarks on a trip across the Levant in 2007 in the wake of the American wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Merrill asserts.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- The tree of the doves: ceremony, expedition, war
- Creators
- Christopher Merrill - University of Iowa, International Writing Program
- Resource Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 1571318402; 9781571318404; 9781571313058; 1571313052
- eISBN
- 1571318402; 9781571318404
- Publisher
- Milkweed Editions; Minneapolis, Minn
- Number of pages
- 305 pages
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2011
- Academic Unit
- International Writing Program; International Programs; English
- Record Identifier
- 9983992688502771
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