
The Logic of Opposites
Alane Rollings(Author)
Northwestern University Press
Will be published approx. on 30. June 1998
Book
Paperback/Softback
79 pages
978-0-8101-5082-9 (ISBN)
Description
In her fourth collection of poetry, Alane Rollings grapples with the power and potency of philosophical and psychological opposites.
This is a unique collection: combining a detached intimacy with a formal grandeur, Rollings addresses the opposition of stasis and action, depression and activity, sorrow and joy, and inquires into their power to shape both individual life and society as a whole.
Written by a poet who has suffered from bipolar illness, these paired poems represent opposites in both mood and perspective: they are confessional without being autobiographical in detail; intimate and accessible while maintaining a curious detachment; utterly serious, yet often seductively casual in tone. These poems are an exploration of the nature of contradiction that are entirely, and convincingly, self-consistent.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Evanston
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 154 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
154 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8101-5082-9 (9780810150829)
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Person
Alane Rollings is a poet. She lives in Chicago.