Love in the Last Days

After Tristan and Iseult

D. Nurkse

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English

Alfred A. Knopf
12 September 2017

History of Art & Design Styles; Poetry

A contemporary requiem--an earthy yet elegant reconsideration of the Tristan and Iseult story, from the former poet laureate of Brooklyn.

In D. Nurkse's wood of Morois, the Forest of Love, there's a fine line between the real and the imaginary, the archaic and the actual, poetry and news. The poems feature the voices of the lovers and all parties around them, including the servant Brangien; Tristan's horse, Beau Joueur; even the living spring that flows through the tale (""in my breathing shadow / the lovers hear their voices / confused with mine / promising a slate roof, / a gate, a child . . . ""). Nurkse brings us an Iseult who has more power than she wants over Tristan's imagination, and a Tristan who understands his fate early on- ""That charm was so strong, no luck could free us."" For these lovers, time closes like a book, but it remains open for us as we hear both new tones and familiar voices, eerily like our own, in this age-old story made new again.

By: D. Nurkse
Imprint: Alfred A. Knopf
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 239mm, Width: 185mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 372g
ISBN: 9780451494801
ISBN 10: 0451494806
Pages: 104
Publication Date: 12 September 2017
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

D. NURKSE is the author of ten previous books of poetry. His recent prizes include a Literature Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters and a Guggenheim fellowship. He has also written widely on human rights.

Reviews for Love in the Last Days: After Tristan and Iseult

Nurkse makes this familiar story something alien, new, and fascinating; like the potion that Tristan and Iseult share, it's easy to fall under his spell. --Publishers Weekly (starred review) Moving . . . Deeply rooted in the oldest surviving literary versions of the tale . . . Certain to be of interest to Nurkse's readership and fans of Arthurian and medieval legend. --Graham Christian, Library Journal