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Lots of 5 star poetry trapped in a frustrating edition. Most of the poems are excerpts from larger works. Virtually no context is provided. At least with the "Anabasis" excerpt (Saint-John Perse's most famous work) you know that the source for the poem is Xenophon's famous account of the Greek mercenaries march through Persia in 401 BC. But you're pretty much on your own trying to figure out the sources for the rest of the excerpts. Maybe that's not important to you, but it is to me. I don't nee
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Apr 23, 2010
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