The Vast Extent : On Seeing and Not Seeing Further - Lavinia Greenlaw

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[Greenlaw] wields her erudition lightly.' Sunday Times'Remarkable, visionary.' CELIA PAUL'Indescribably brilliant.' Daily Telegraph'Kaleidoscopic.' Guardian'A rare pleasure . . . r ewarding and thought-provoking.' Irish TimesFrom the celebrated poet, novelist and memoirist, The Vast Extent is a constellation of "exploded essays" about light and image, seeing and the unseen. Each is a record of how thought builds and ideas emerge, aligning art, myth, strange voyages and scientific scrutiny with a poet's response so that they cast light upon each other. In this original and illuminating work, Lavinia Greenlaw invites us to observe our world and beyond with a new sensitivity. Show more