The Palace of Oblivion By Peter Davidson

The palace of oblivion epub book

Inspired by the beauty of the Renaissance and the extravagance of Baroque art this poetry collection delights in the splendors of the past with its descriptions of forgotten glories remote places and colorful meditations on unusual relics and marvels Moving between different languages continents and time periods the poems vary from recollections of the world of the 17th century to shorter sequences that view contemporary England through the eyes of a spy to a group of elegies and epistles about the place and history of northern Scotland The Palace of OblivionThe second time through this is even impressive The book consists of three sequences The Palace of Oblivion The Spy s Letters Aberdeenshire elegies The first two are baroque in the best sense of that word and Davidson s control of line and syntax is impressive Paperback