The Mundiad: Sic Transit Gloria Mundi

The Mundiad: Sic Transit Gloria Mundi

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A mock epic poem in heroic couplets. Modelled on structures of classical epics such as Homer's LLiad, Virgil's Aeneid and Miltons Paradise Lost, yet set in the contemporary world of globalisation, the poem celebrates the detritus of everyday life - Kylie Minogue, porn, new ageism, genetic engineering, IVF, screen culture, and others.

Author: Justin Clemens
Format: Paperback, 94 pages, 136mm x 211mm, 125 g
Published: 2004, Black Inc., Australia
Genre: Poetry Texts & Poetry Anthologies

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A mock epic poem in heroic couplets. Modelled on structures of classical epics such as Homer's LLiad, Virgil's Aeneid and Miltons Paradise Lost, yet set in the contemporary world of globalisation, the poem celebrates the detritus of everyday life - Kylie Minogue, porn, new ageism, genetic engineering, IVF, screen culture, and others.