The Dream Songs |
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John Berryman
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Pages: 464 (Paperback)
ISBN: 0374530661
Pub: Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub date: 2007-04-17
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 39379
Reader Reviews:
hallucinogenic delusions (5/6 people found this helpful)
"The Dream Songs" is a heady and often dense book of poetry that should be read as a continuous poem. Berryman shapes and twists the language using acerbic wit and sharp intellect to bruise the reader's mind. The poem can occasionally appear heavy handed in its indiscriminate use of seemingly autobiographical details. Henry, the protagonist of the poem is Berryman's creation, and while they share certain details of Berryman's life, the reader should not confuse the two. Berryman's Joycean like flair and irreverant take on language combined with his hallucinogenic style make this work original and fresh for a new generation of readers. The age old issues such as theodicy are combined with Freudian dictum, and Berryman can appear a John Donne for the twenty first century. "The Dream Songs" is a necessity for any well-rounded poetry collection.
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