| Contact this seller 1st Edition. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. from A Bibliography of the King’s Book or, Eikon Basilike. CHARLES I, King of England (1600-1649); [John GAUDEN (1605-1662)], Published by Hardcover. First Thus Edition. Illinois, IL: Southern Illinois University. (Witney, OXON, United Kingdom), About this Item: Alexander Moring, De La More Press, London, 1903. They point to a religious service, probably a funeral, if we take into consideration all those terms that suggest silences and words in a low voice. (Dover, NH, U.S.A.), About this Item: Paradigm Press, Providence, RI, 1989. Services . It is obvious they make reference to some episodes related to Charles I´s death as there are references to Heaven and expressions like “Joy and Comfort” that contain essential religious connotations. Within this group, I could mention poets like Charles Bernstein, Lyn Hejinian, Bruce Andrews, Bob Perelman, or Susan Howe,1 whose works I will use to exemplify some aspects of my analysis in this article. | Contact this seller Hardcover. 25. (1693), From: (Auckland, New Zealand), About this Item: Elliot Stock, London, 1880. (1990) World, Self, Poem: Essays on Contemporary Poetry from the “Jubilation of Poets.” Kent, Ohio: Kent State University Press. London : Printed by James Flesher for R. Royston ., 1662. I will refer to the different formats she employs for her books and the way she transforms most of them in artistic works to be read and contemplated. This text is made of disruptions, blank spaces which are left for the reader to enter their meanings. Small folio. Spine cloth missing, corners worn, dents to edges. Pages 316-320 contain an account of his death signed Jo. A book so infrequently found with the portrait by Marshall that earlier bibliographies (incuding Pforzheimer, following Almack's lead) assumed that when one did appear, it was "tipped in". Blades, East & Blades, London Here we have an excellent example of it. It is characteristic of this technique the use of beautiful visual compositions, as we can observe in the following example. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. from Cabbage Gardens. More information about this seller (SUDBURY, United Kingdom), About this Item: New York: Cornell University Press, 1966. Gauden, John, 1605-1662. It is evident from all these elements, Howe´s interest is not in the words but in the visual presentation they get and the way her poem exceeds all reader´s expectations. (1756), From: From: Apollinaire's Bookshoppe (Toronto, ON, Canada) Seller Rating: Add to Basket US$ 359.47. Content also attracts the reader´s attention because of its simplicity. Subject; Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649. 1 vols. More information about this seller Collation, xxxvii+116+147+103+190 pages,4 parts bound with seperate title pages. Boston University Libraries. More information about this seller Howe, Susan. Limited Edition. (Galway, Ireland). No Jacket. Get this from a library! As an example, we have selected just the words “The Child of Atsumori,” “Maternal Image,” and “Double play of double meaning,” being probably this last one the key for interpreting the poem. Williams, as representative of the Modernist movement, provides a poem without superfluous elements. (2003) Sounds of Poetry: Contemporary American Performance Poets. : 1648, 1648. Howe muses on the work itself, the publication history and dubious authorship. – Semantic split. Though the title-page reads 1648, it was published on 9 February 1649, ten days after the king was beheaded in the aftermath of the English Civil War. Burwood Books [S.l.] Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Editions Rodopi B.V. Finch, Annie and Katherine Varnes. Susan Howe is an American poet, whose work, despite being associated with L=A=N=G=U=A=G=E poets, often pushes the boundaries of genre and style. Condition: Very Good. Seller Inventory # 104280. Lacks the portrait. Howe, Susan and David Grubbs. (2005) Thieft. According to Lowndes, this book is An elaborate treatise, written by a non-juring clergyman of some celebrity, in which the whole question respecting Eikon Basilike is ably discussed and illustrated by new evidence of considerable importance. Front pastedown has bookplate of "D Carrick Jun. See All Poems by this Author Poems. (6), 302, (6). Traditionally, the relationship between reader and text was understood in terms taken from the Structuralist theory (Scholes 1974: 13-38; Berman 1988: 132-138). The strategy would consist of choosing just two or three terms and build an interpretation of the poem on them. First Edition. By Susan Howe. OO Communal Poetics Celebration; Poetry; CV; Contact; Ex-static Indeed: A Static Reading of Susan Howe. Now First Published from the Author's SECOND EDITION, Printed in 1650: WITH MANY ENLARGEMENTS: By RICHARD BARON. In this poem, there seem to be several words referred to the countryside as it is the case of “milk,” “pasture,” “willow,” and “leaves” which could locate the action in a country area. Seller Inventory # 1412090033. It is a single text that combines both elements, and that was not “usual” in poetry, so the “rebellious” reader would probably reject it for being such a strange object. 1st Edition. Susan Howe, A Bibliography of the King´s Book, or Eikon Basilike At first sight, the reader notices the poem is mainly constituted by two parts: a prose fragment divided into two segments, and a group of verses intersected between those segments. However, most of the examples we are going to introduce in our analysis will belong to Susan Howe. Now First Published from the Author's SECOND EDITION, Printed in 1650: WITH MANY ENLARGEMENTS: By RICHARD BARON. (2001) The Art of Poetry: How to Read a Poem. Nevertheless, the problem the reader confronts is the meaning is no longer in the words the text contains but much more in their disposition on the page, their fragmentation, and some possible clues the author has left as a departing point (Travis 1998: 45-50). and "A copie of a letter which was sent from the Prince to the King; dated from the Hague, Jan. 23, 1648." More information about this seller Binding: Leather; tight and secure References: BM Catalogue; Wing C 2075; Almack 61; Lowndes I:413.; Madan 65 o Eikon Basilike often attributed to John Gauden Language: English Size: ~14.5in X 9.75in (37cm x 24.5cm) We find this same edition having sold at Christie s auction house in 2010 for $3,000 Our Guarantee: Very Fast. The “superficial” reader would center their attention immediately in the prose sections. Original quarter cloth backed boards, printed paper spine label, title-page printed in red and black, printed on hand-made paper., teg o/w uncut. Any topic is susceptible to be part of a poem. [Susan Howe; Edward Almack; Paradigm Press.] Free Shipping Worldwide. Poems adapted to specific metrical patterns and contained excellent thematic lines. 1st Edition. from Cabbage Gardens. For that purpose, I will analyze her work from two perspectives: the formal and the semantic one. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. The article focuses on the opinions of Susan Howe in her book A Bibliography of the King's Book, Or Eikon Basilike. CHILTON BOOKS [British Museum Catalog denotes 1st edition), 1662. Collage is also a way of mixing disciplines. Some staining to upper corners of pp. Contemporary old ink signature on first blank endpaper dated 1660. See: Francis F. Madan, A New Bibliography of the Eikon Basilike, page 112, No 133 and page 191 image 28. Paradigm Press, Providence, RI oe untrimmed. 1809 Photos available upon request. (1990) The Europe of Trusts. Collation, xxxvii+116+147+103+190 pages,4 parts bound with seperate title pages. Hardcover. Published by By Susan Howe. 143, [82], xxi, [4] pp, .2 facs, 4 colour plates. Original publisher's blsck cloth, lettered gilt on spine and on front cover. Dust Jacket Condition: No dj. They just look for syntactic relationships which allow them to get some meaning. "It is now generally accepted that John Gauden, an Anglican cleric, wrote the tract but based his work on material composed by Charles I. We consider the following quote could be a summary of what we have tried to explain with these interpretations. [British Museum Catalog denotes 1st edition) Details: Collation complete with all pages: [12], 120, 459 o Vol. Reprint of the Editon of 1648, a facsimile of the original frontispiece, with an introduction throwing light upon the authorship of the work. There is not “an interpretation,” but many possible “interpretations” of one single text and all are valid. So, two people reading the same poem are going to manifest different reactions and different readings determined by their own experiences, and no author can agglomerate them into a single poem. London: K. James, 1694. Conversion. A New Bibliography of the Eikon Basilike of King Charles the First, With a Note on the Authorship. 143, [82], xxi, [4] pp, .2 facs, 4 colour plates. Hardback. 1st edition. The following poem, taken from Susan Howe´s work, Debths (2017) exemplifies this quite well.9. Customer satisfaction is our priority! Contemporary old ink signature on first blank endpaper dated 1660. Item number: #1809 Price: $750 WAGSTAFFE, Thomas A vindication of King Charles the martyr : proving that His Majesty was the author of Eikon basilike, against a memorandum said to be written by the Earl of Anglesey, and against the exceptions of Dr. Walker and others London : Printed for Joseph Hindmarsh, 1693. MW Books Ltd I will start discussing the traditional concept of poetry as an object to provide aesthetic pleasure to the reader and how it has changed in our times. Corners a little rubbed. Lacking frontis. 1662 1st FOLIO ed Eikon Basilike King Charles I England Martyr English Civil War I would rather choose to wear a crown of thorns with my Saviour, than to exchange that of gold, which is due to me, for one of lead, whose embased flexibleness shall be forced to bend and comply to the various and oft contrary dictates of any factions, when instead of reason and public concernments they obtrude nothing but what makes for the interest of parties, and flows from the partialities of private wills and passions. Includes the scarce "Praiers used by His Majestie in the time of his sufferings." First Edition. Hampstead Books Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. First Edition. (1694), From: Condition: Fine. (Olney, MD, U.S.A.), About this Item: Cornell University Press/Folger Shakespeare Library, 1966. from Hinge Picture. (1974) Structuralism in Literature: An Introduction. First edition, one of 1000 copies. Jacket spine browned; 8.70 X 5.60 X 0.90 inches; 201 pages. More information about this seller This reader could also look at the lines and feel some interest in the visual aspect they provide to the poem as they seem to follow like a cascade, to a certain extent imitating the ax that cut the king´s head. Paradigm Press, Providence Seller Inventory # 41616. PART 2: Eikon basilike:, or the picture of the late King James Further drawn to the Life, 1697. for Richard Royston], [London, 1648. 12mo (165 x 95 mm; 6½ x 3¾ inches). Bound in mottled calf. | Contact this seller Blades, East & Blades,, London, 1896. Controversial work rumored to have have been written by Charles I in the months preceding his execution in 1646. In addition to that, we have to recognize contemporary poetry is making use of materials coming from a multitude of sources (history, science, literature, culture, social events, mass media, etc.) ESTC R10559; Madan 1c; Wing E270. The poem could make the reader laugh or even cry, but the lack of emotions was not assumed as a possibility (Hanaver and Rivers 2004: 9-11). 1693 1ed Vindication of King Charles I England Martyr Eikon Basilike Wagstaffe A rare English treatise on the Eikon Basilike, an autobiography of King Charles I. THOMAS RARE BOOKS Early 20th-century half calf, marbled boards, all edges gilt, by Zaehnsdorf. Hardcover. One of 950 [of 1000] copies. All edges gilt. Very Safe. (2011) Poetry. First Edition. In a letter to Himself. Elliot Stock, London, 1880. Wesleyan will publish her poems, Singularities, in Fall, 1990. 14. vii, 96pp. Wherein is interwoven a compleat history of the High-born Dukes of York and Glocester. Overall, a very attractive copy [8], 269 pp. To which is added, AN ORIGINAL LETTER TO MILTON, never before published. from A Bibliography of the King’s Book or, Eikon Basilike. Small 8vo, approximately 160 x 105 mm, 6½ x 4 inches, engraved frontispiece, pages: [8], [1]-93, [3 - blanks], title page, 3-79, [1 - blank], title page, 1-46, 33-56 (collates as ESTC), bound in full contemporary sheep with the King's crown in gilt to upper and lower covers and blind rules, gilt lettered label to spine. Howe, Susan. Octavo; 18 cm. Seller Inventory # 013235. Furniss, Tom and Michael Bath. Social. “poetry”. Elliot Stock, London By Susan Howe. Seller Inventory # 003265. Condition: As Described. There are multiple possibilities of interpretation, and the reader is invited to surf into history to make their own approach to a dark episode in the life of Charles I´s existence. Eikonoklastes. This paper was first presented at the 11th Academic International Conference on Social Sciences and Humanities (AICSSH 2019). | Contact this seller Cornell University Press/Folger Shakespeare Library, 1966. Contemporary writing demands originality from the artists, and it requires they develop their creativity employing other means and materials in their works. 1662 1st FOLIO ed Eikon Basilike King Charles I England Martyr English Civil War, London : Printed by James Flesher for R. Royston ., 1662. Folger Documents of Tudor and Stuart Civilization series. Notes; Attributed to Charles I; also to John Gauden. 3 I’ll employ the term “contemporary poetry” to refer to those works produced at the period which covers the end of the 20th century (starting in the ´80s) to the present day. Inspiring ourselves in those theories, we consider it is possible to establish three types of readers attending to the grade of involvement they have with the literary text. As Joyce says of Howe: “In most of her work she, like other postmodernist writers . One of 950 [of 1000] copies. Referenced by: Wing (2nd ed.) Attic Books (ABAC, ILAB) Richard Baldwin, London, 1696. T. A. Borden Books Published by More information about this seller Customer satisfaction is our priority! Who is not a wild Enthusiast . Lacks the portrait. Visually it is constituted by a kind of collage in which sentences appear distributed on the page. In which is made manifest, that the whole course of his life hath to this day been a continued conspiracy against the Protestant religion, laws, and liberties of the Three Kingdoms. Size: 4to. Stripped of falsification and corruption. With the written works, it is quite similar. Published by Forgive me | Contact this seller However, more often than not, originality also requires breaking the rules, both at a syntactic and a semantic level. anthems were singing in Authorem. We believe in the idea that there is not just one interpretation but a lot of them, and it is the reader´s task to find theirs. George Jeffery Books | Contact this seller There are seventy-seven chapters, caricaturing the 'Eikon' and dealing with various episodes in the King's career, some of which have mock prayers at the end". We have denominated them: “Alphabet Soup,” “One for All” and “Going Beyond.”. 32 cm. Hardcover. Hard Cover. the icebox Said to have been written by Charles I himself and circulated on the day of his execution, this collection of essays or meditations attempted to explain and justify Charles's action, whilst at the same time revealing some of the problems he had faced during the Civil War. They are ordered and contain a clear message. Baltimore: John Hopkins University Press. A rare first edition of an important book on English royals. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press. The reader could even go beyond the written text to the extent of interpreting the blanks spaces contained in the middle of the poem to represent the silences, the secrets of this historical episode, the intrigues those characters did not speak out but could be contained in that book the author mentions at the beginning. FIRST EDITION 1660, divided into three books each with its own title page with different imprint. Poems for Children; Poems for Teens; Poem Guides; Audio Poems; Poets Free Shipping Worldwide. Minor toning, wrinkling and soiling to the jacket. Church Green Books PBFA (Boonsboro, MD, U.S.A.), About this Item: London: K. James, 1694. from Chanting at the Crystal Sea. Condition: Good. A Bibliography Of The King's Book Or, Eikon Basilike by Susan Howe. 20. Free Shipping Worldwide. ESTC R235437. Madan here provides full descriptions of 81 editions of the Eikon, numerous connected works, and the extensive literature of the authorship controversy. Beginning work on Susan Howe is a daunting task because she has garnered so much critical attention. | Contact this seller New York: Cornell University Press in Susan Howe’s Eikon Basilike ‘I came to words through other visual artists’, saysSusan Howein an inter-view, ‘I just took years of moving around the edges of what was present for words to penetrate my sight’. Poetry is the platform they find to denounce their social conditions, the way they confront everyday life in the middle of a society that does not always respect human rights or the problems immigrants face in the fight for a better life. Richard Baldwin, London One of the preeminent poets of her generation, Susan Howe is known for innovative verse that crosses genres and disciplines in its theoretical underpinnings and approach to history. Howe, Susan and David Grubbs. A good, sturdy hardcover overall, but vellum backstrip chipped away except for 1' piece held on by tape; edges of boards moderately worn and rubbed through at fore-corner tips; paper clean and moderately yellowed with light foxing to endpapers. It cites that Howe's work reflects her evocative visual and verbal landscapes as well as her enthusiasm of leading readers to the obscurities of textual and historical respresentation. 225p. London: K. James (CD) Canada: Blue Chopsticks. Seller Inventory # HIS1400. Condition: Very Good. PART 4:Eikon basilike:, or the picture of the late King James Further drawn to the Life.1697. Notify us with 7 days of receiving, and we will offer a full refund without reservation! This article examines the role of Susan Howe’s visual experimentation in her poetic investigation of history through a reading of her long poem Eikon Basilike (1989). 22. It is particularly important the role feminism is acquiring and how many writers deal with different aspects of women´s lives in their works. More Poems by Susan Howe. (Vancouver, WA, U.S.A.), About this Item: cornell, 1966. (Lee, NH, U.S.A.), About this Item: Alexander Moring, Ltd., 1904. : 1648, 1648. Details: Collation complete with all pages: 46p References: Wing W 218; Lowndes 2803 Language: English Binding: Leather; tight & secure Size: ~7.25in X 4.5in (18.5cm x 11cm) Our Guarantee: Very Fast. “Traditional poetry” which will refer to the classical poetry in the way it was initially conceived, with its metrical patterns, rhythm, and contents. According to traditional canons, this would not be an appropriate theme for poetry: a poetic voice that apologizes for eating a fruit someone kept on the fridge! Urbana: University of Illinois Press. Furthermore, some will use their work to claim their ethnicity. Light wear to extremities; a few occasional pale stains, lacks terminal blank, generally fresh. The work was so successful in its portrayal of the king that, at the Restoration, a special commemoration of the king on 30 January was added to the Book of Common Prayer. Also "An epitaph upon King Charls." More Poems by Susan Howe. 76 entries. No 290 of 290 copies on handmade paper (total edition of 300). Hardcover. | Contact this seller So, we could speak about: – The “superficial” reader. We are not going to classify these works into a specific group or category because we are conscious of the difficulty to trace unique common elements in such a heterogeneous group of artists. Bound in modern modern gilt-blocked buckram, very good. With the purpose of easing that task, we have gathered several strategies that could be applied to the analysis of contemporary poetry. Blades, East & Blades,, London, | Contact this seller (2002) Kidnapped. From: D´haen, Theo and Pieter Vermeulen, ed. 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