One of Scandinavia’s most honored poets, veteran Danish writer Christensen originally published her book-length Alphabet 20 years ago to great acclaim; this . Inger Christensen () was both a virtuoso and a paradox. Her fiction, drama, essays and children’s books won her wide acclaim in Denmark and other . Inger Christensen’s alphabet is built up under two formal constraints. It is an alphabetical sequence: each of the fourteen sections essentially begins with a.
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Several times, she suggests that silence might be the truest expression. This made the book more cohesive and gave me more context as I kept reading. Nov 13, Chrisetnsen. In terms of the writing, I liked how ideas and objects used in the beginning kept coming up throughout the poems.
Retrieved from ” https: Christensen argues that we, the citizens of the world, must work our hardest to ensure that this faint green thread survives, to ensure that our children collectively inherit a world that is not beyond salvation. Forgetting about the first two numbers, Christensen’s first section has one line, the second two, the third three, the fourth five, the fifth eight, etc.
However, there are moments when she seems to sense that language is equally pregnant with the possibility of being meaningless even “namelessness has a name” or even violent. Og disse sektioner tager hver et bogstav fra sproget i udforskning.
Pages containing links to subscription-only content Articles containing Danish-language text Pages to import images to Wikidata. I’m probably missing a ton in the structure of it, not just the Fibonacci series structure [the importance of the Fibonacci numbers in nature is fascinating by the way] but the repetitions and echoes.
Born inInger Christensen is Denmark’s best known poet. The structure of the book also owes much to the Fibonacci sequence.
I have to read this again to get more out of it, I probably have to keep rereading it, but it’s stunning: This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers.
It would be interesting to see how much the work changed in the different steps of translat Alphabet was a lot more approachable than a lot of the other books we’ve have been reading lately. The growth of the Fibonacci sequence is ultimately explosive as the poems seem to become unchained as the work moves forward. Overall, I enjoyed it. I was struck over and over by the insistent quality of the re I began this book with some preconceived notions from the back of the book: Speaking of repetition, I found the recurring use of the word “exist” to be soothing, like the lapping of waves on a beach.
New Directions Publishing- Literary Criticism – 77 pages. But that didn’t need to be explained for the poetry to be an extravagantly eloquent consideration of the beauty of nature and the horror of us I have to read this again to get more alphabdt of it, I probably have to keep rereading it, but it’s stunning: Open Preview See a Problem? Apr 26, Marie rated it really liked it. Christenen a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. Inger Christensen’s alphabet is built up under two formal constraints.
Apphabet, the concept of basing poetry of a mathematic sequence the Fibonacci sequence seemed as if it would yield forced, robotic poems. Thanks for telling us about the problem.
Retrieved 13 February Jan 17, metaphor rated it really liked it Shelves: Jun 02, Sara rated it it was amazing Shelves: She was able to express her concerns and obsessions more effectively because she was limited in such a way that forced her to be more careful in her word choice, forcing her to only pick the exact words that she needed and that fit most perfectly.
I also enjoyed the different patterns and visual breaks Christensen used chriistensen the end of the book. Far from being a randomly imposed, kitschy constraint, the Fibonacci numbers draw attention to an overarching thematic element of the laphabet With that said, I wish I could read and understand the original. Women in world history a biographical encyclopedia.
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After exploring the horrors and atrocities of human conflict, Christensen decidedly moves into a life in harmony with the natural world. Alphabet deals with themes of nuclear war and ecological devastation. Genial og formfuldendt digtsamling.
As its title suggests, this book is loosely structured around the alphabet: The word choice was excellent and I felt let into the work by the poet which seems somewhat rare these days.
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Lest this seem too doomy and gloomy for you, there is also a thread of hope running through Alphabeta thread that runs in parallel with the above-described fiber of destruction, an arpeggio whose individual note components are imagination, inspiration, and poetic chrstensen or, as Christensen terms it, “the rain of alphabets”.