Macbeth in Venice / William Logan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Logan, William, 1950 November 16-

Contributor:

Gotham Book Mart Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Series:

Penguin poets

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Macbeth, King of Scotland, active 11th century--Poetry.

Macbeth.

Macbeth, King of Scotland, active 11th century.

Punchinello (Fictitious character)--Poetry.

Punchinello (Fictitious character).

Venice (Italy)--Poetry.

Venice (Italy).

Genre:

Poetry.

Fiction.

Penn Provenance:

Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)

Physical Description:

xi, 73 pages ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Penguin Books, 2003.

Summary:

One of the most technically gifted poets of his generation, William Logan here presents four sequences, each of which is haunted by the battered history of the enchanted city of Venice: two refugees from Nazi Germany replay a version of the Aeneid that shadows their lives in and out of Venice; the comedy of Tiepolo's Punchinello drawings is given mocking narrative; a modern traveler finds in Venice a nature that endures within an unnatural city; and, in a formal sequence reminiscent of Auden's "The Sea and the Mirror," King James commissions a revision of Macbeth in order to impress the doge. These new poems showcase Logan's trademark refinement and erudition.

Contents:

The Shorter Aeneid

I. The Ship 3

II. The Train 4

III. Refugees 5

IV. The Oracle of the Birds 6

V. The Other World 7

VI. The Other World 8

VII. The Other World 9

VIII. The Other World 10

IX. The Other World 11

X. The Book of Genesis 12

XI. The Book of the Lizard 13

XII. Measure for Measure 14

Punchinello in Chains

I. Punchinello Hatched by a Turkey 17

II. Punchinello in the Menagerie 18

III. The Marriage of Punchinello 19

IV. Punchinello in Chains 20

V. The Trial of Punchinello 22

VI. Punchinello Dreams of Escape 25

VII. The Hanging of Punchinello 26

VIII. The Resurrection of Punchinello 27

Venetian Hours

The Quicksand Builders 31

The Lost Birds of Venice 32

Marco Polo among the Insects 34

Canova at the Fish Market 35

Gli Insetti di Venezia 36

The Church of San Fantin 38

The Saint and the Crab 39

The Massacre of the Holy Innocents 40

Ca' d'Oro 41

Torcello 42

Venice in February 43

Leaving Venice 44

Macbeth in Venice

I. The Witches to the Audience 51

II. Ode to Darkness or, The Curtain's Speech 53

III. The Mirror to Lady Macbeth 55

IV. The Porter's Song 56

V. The Murderers' Horses 58

VI. Banquo's Feast 60

VII. Macbeth's Daughter 62

VIII. The Guards' Song 63

IX. Lady Macbeth on Sleep 65

X. Birnam Wood to the Players 66

XI. Macbeth's Daughter Drowned 68

XII. Macbeth the Rationalist 69

Epilogue: King James VI and I to the Doge 71.

ISBN:

0142003026

OCLC:

51304132