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One of the most technically gifted poets of his generation, William Logan here presents four sequences, each of which is haunted by the battered history of the enchanted city of Venice: two refugees from Nazi Germany replay a version of the Aeneid that shadows their lives in and out of Venice; the comedy of Tiepolo's Punchinello drawings are given mocking narrative; a modern traveler finds in Venice's insects, birds, and fish a nature that endures within an unnatural city; and, in a formal sequence reminiscent of W. H. Auden's "The Sea and the Mirror," King James commissions a revision of Macbeth in order to impress the chief magistrate. These new poems showcase Logan's trademark refinement and erudition.

William Logan is the author of five collections of poems, a book of criticism, and a book of essays on poets and poetry. He has won the Peter I. B. Lavan Younger Poets Award from The Academy of American Poets and has received the Citation for Excellence in Reviewing from the National Book Critics Circle. He teaches at the University of Florida, where he is alumni professor of English.

The Shorter Aeneid
The Ship	p. 3
The Train	p. 4
Refugees	p. 5
The Oracle of the Birds	p. 6
The Other World	p. 7
The Other World	p. 8
The Other World	p. 9
The Other World	p. 10
The Other World	p. 11
The Book of Genesis	p. 12
The Book of the Lizard	p. 13
Measure for Measure	p. 14
Punchinello in Chains
Punchinello Hatched by a Turkey	p. 17
Punchinello in the Menagerie	p. 18
The Marriage of Punchinello	p. 19
Punchinello in Chains	p. 20
The Trial of Punchinello	p. 22
Punchinello Dreams of Escape	p. 25
The Hanging of Punchinello	p. 26
The Resurrection of Punchinello	p. 27
Venetian Hours
The Quicksand Builders	p. 31
The Lost Birds of Venice	p. 32
Marco Polo among the Insects	p. 34
Canova at the Fish Market	p. 35
Gli Insetti di Venezia	p. 36
The Church of San Fantin	p. 38
The Saint and the Crab	p. 39
The Massacre of the Holy Innocents	p. 40
Ca' d'Oro	p. 41
Torcello	p. 42
Venice in February	p. 43
Leaving Venice	p. 44
Macbeth in Venice
Prologue	p. 49
The Witches to the Audience	p. 51
Ode to Darkness or, The Curtain's Speech	p. 53
The Mirror to Lady Macbeth	p. 55
The Porter's Song	p. 56
The Murderers' Horses	p. 58
Banquo's Feast	p. 60
Macbeth's Daughter	p. 62
The Guards' Song	p. 63
Lady Macbeth on Sleep	p. 65
Birnam Wood to the Players	p. 66
Macbeth's Daughter Drowned	p. 68
Macbeth the Rationalist	p. 69
Epilogue: King James VI and I to the Doge	p. 71
Notes	p. 73
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Macbeth in Venice

Macbeth in Venice

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