Prince Rupert's Drop |
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| Author:
| Draycott, Jane |
| Series title: | The ^AOxford Poets Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-288109-0 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 1999 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $12.95 |
Book Description:
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Prince Rupert's drop, a curiosity of the glass-making process, is a tear of glass both resilient and fragile. This tension - between the present beauty and sense of loss inherent in the things people admire most - is a key to many of the poems in this collection.
Prince Rupert's drop, a curiosity of the glass-making process, is a tear of glass both resilient and fragile. This tension - between the present beauty and sense of loss inherent in the things people admire most - is a key to many of the poems in this collection.