{"product_id":"war-music","title":"War Music","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor the second half of his long life, Christopher Logue (1926-2011) -  political rebel, inventor of the poster poem, pioneer of poetry and jazz  - was at work on a very different project: a rewriting of Homer''s \u003ci\u003eIliad\u003c\/i\u003e. The volumes that appeared from \u003ci\u003eWar Music\u003c\/i\u003e  (1981) onwards were distinct from translations, in that they set out to  be a radical reimagining and reconfiguration of Homer''s tale of  warfare, human folly and the power of the gods, in a language and style  of verse that were emphatically modern. As each instalment, from \u003ci\u003eKings\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eCold Calls\u003c\/i\u003e, was published, it became clear that this was to be Logue''s masterpiece.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSadly, illness prevented him from finishing it. Enough, however, of his projected final volume, \u003ci\u003eBig Men Falling a Long Way\u003c\/i\u003e,  survives in notebook drafts to give a clear sense of its shape, as well  as some of its dramatic high points. These have been gathered into an  appendix by Logue''s friend and one-time editor, Christopher Reid. The  result comes as near as possible to representing the poet''s complete  vision, and confirms what his admirers have long known, that\u003ci\u003e Collected War Music\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the great poems of our time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57318779191678,"sku":"NW9780571314492","price":16.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780571314492.jpg?v=1779294328","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-eu\/products\/war-music","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}