{"product_id":"dr-mephisto-9781844718405","title":"Dr. Mephisto","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr. Mephisto is in the form of a long sequence of poems. It traces Mephistopheles as he ranges freely through time and space, at times a laconic observer, at others a thuggish participant, but always a presence wherever there is conflict and suffering and whenever there is work to be done. Far from being oppressive, this is an exciting and highly original work, whose exhilarating pace is set by Emery’s innovative use of language and form, and whose acerbic political edge keeps the vision sharp and fresh. Compelling, hard-hitting, and grimly funny, Dr Mephisto will be remembered long after being read, and a significant new poetic voice will have been recognised.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eChris Emery’s \u003cem\u003eDr. Mephisto\u003c\/em\u003e lets the Devil have a little fun and reminds me that eternal damnation can be a Godsend.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Simon Barraclough * Magma *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese poems reimagine excruciatingly the ‘double life’ of the body itself, the life of nervous self-domination and subjection.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Keston Sutherland * Quid *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eRecreating a goldmine, an apt circle of Hell, he’s also creating a trope for the destructive greed and wealth of the consumer West.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Herbert Lomas * Ambit *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA good first collection.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Tony Frazer * Shearsman Magazine *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eVivid, pungent stanzas.\u003c\/p\u003e -- M.C. Caseley * Stride Magazine *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCertainly you will not have read any other poetry book like this, and Goethe and Christopher Marlowe must surely have been looking approvingly over Chris Emery’s shoulder when he was writing, gasping at his command of language.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Anne Born * Leviathan Quarterly *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContents\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Pendulum\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Gift\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Levitation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHermes Lives\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMephisto Sleeps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Evocation Speech of Asmoday\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnderground\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Flight\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Burial\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe End\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSebastião\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKöpfe\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMephisto’s Pockets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Moment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Scourge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Hippogriff\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Crucifixion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMephisto Sweeps the Desert\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMephisto Redivivus\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMephisto Deals the Tarot\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Prayer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShulamith\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Mother\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLullaby \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTo Tease Contrariwise \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBoom Ballast\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMattress Thought\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUdder Music\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTransformer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExterminator\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePandemonium\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCleaving\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAriadne\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuoit\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMelatonin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eZion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDreck\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShulamith’s Night Song\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShulamith’s End Song\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDream Bunions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBucket Elegy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGerminator\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenerator\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDrum Song\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eZero Start Scenario\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Salt Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52151366418775,"sku":"9781844718405","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781844718405.jpg?v=1762960959","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/dr-mephisto-9781844718405","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}