Arthur Rimbaud's invented "Splendide-Hotel," "built in the chaos of ice and of the polar night," provides the occasion for Sorrentino's imaginative meditation on letters and language. Each chapter serves as an opportunity for the author to expand on thoughts and images suggested by a letter of the alphabet, as well as to reflect upon the workings of the imagination, particularly in the art of William Carlos Williams and Arthur Rimbaud. Reminiscent of the philosophical treatise/poem "On Being Blue" by William H. Glass, ...
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Arthur Rimbaud's invented "Splendide-Hotel," "built in the chaos of ice and of the polar night," provides the occasion for Sorrentino's imaginative meditation on letters and language. Each chapter serves as an opportunity for the author to expand on thoughts and images suggested by a letter of the alphabet, as well as to reflect upon the workings of the imagination, particularly in the art of William Carlos Williams and Arthur Rimbaud. Reminiscent of the philosophical treatise/poem "On Being Blue" by William H. Glass, "Splendide-Hotel" is a Grand Hotel of the mind, splendidly conceived.
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Very Good. No Jacket. New York: New Directions, 1973. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾-9¾" tall. Sorrentino's "Imaginative meditation" on Arthur Rimbaud. All in fine, clean and bright internal order. Light wear and a little toning only to card covers. 8vo. 61pp.
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Very Good. First edition as stated on copyright page (published simultaneously with limited HC edition). 61pp. Binding tight, text unmarked. Covers tanned. NOT ex-lib. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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VG. Not ex-lib. Hardcover in cream cloth, no jacket, small 8vo. 64pp. Afterword by Robert Creeley. VG. Occasional mild scuffing/soil to front cloth, somewhat heavier but still light on rear. Cloth oveall clean with strong unrubbed titles on spine. Moderate spine slant/cocking with no effect on strong binding; foxing to page edges; pages clean and unmarked.