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Cast as a dialogue among six interlocuters, this lyric blend of poetry and prose considers light from a variety of perspectives - philosophical, physical, ethical, and metaphorical.

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"Six voices dialogue across centuries. Their delightful - and delightfully translated - exchanges range through philosophers, poets, and scientists as far apart as Aristotle and Lord Kelvin. As the voices follow each other in sestinalike permutation, they encircle - now by propositions, now by poems - "the sum of light [that] is the world." ROSMARIE WALDROP"

Exchanges of Light

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    A Paperback / softback by Jacques Roubaud, Eleni Sikelianos

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      Publisher Fence Magazine Inc, Division of Fence Books
      Published 1 April 2006
      ISBN-13 9781934200025
      978-1934200025
      ISBN-10 1934200026

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Cast as a dialogue among six interlocuters, this lyric blend of poetry and prose considers light from a variety of perspectives - philosophical, physical, ethical, and metaphorical.

      Trade Review
      "Six voices dialogue across centuries. Their delightful - and delightfully translated - exchanges range through philosophers, poets, and scientists as far apart as Aristotle and Lord Kelvin. As the voices follow each other in sestinalike permutation, they encircle - now by propositions, now by poems - "the sum of light [that] is the world." ROSMARIE WALDROP"

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