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Proofs and Theories: Essays on Poetry
by Louise Gluck
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About This Book
ISBN13: 9780880014427 |
Powells.com Staff Pick
These essays share the same deftness, brevity, and perception that make Louise Gluck's poems so remarkable. Ranging from near-memoir to
academic writing on past poets to the challenges contemporary poetry
face, Proofs and Theories is a wonderful little jargon-free book full of
intellectual and poetic insight from one of my favorite poets.
Recommended by Crystal, Powells.com
Synopses & Reviews
Publisher Comments:
Winner of the 1993 PEN/Martha Albrand Award for First Non-Fiction, "Proofs and Theories is an illuminating collection of essays by Louise Glück, whose most recent book of poems, "The Wild Iris, was awarded the Pulitzer Prize. Glück brings to her prose the same precision of language, the same incisiveness and insight that distinguish her poetry. The force of her thought is evident everywhere in these essays, from her explorations of other poets' work to her skeptical contemplation of current literary critical notions such as "sincerety" and "courage." Here also are Glück's revealing reflections on her own education and life as a poet, and a tribute to her teacher and mentor, Stanley Kunitz. "Proofs and Theories is the testament of a major poet.
Synopsis:
This illuminating collection of essays from the award-winning poet won the PEN/Martha Albrand Award for Nonfiction.
About the Author
Louise Glück won the Pulitzer Prize for The Wild Iris in 1993. The author of eight books of poetry and one collection of essays, Proofs and Theories: Essays on Poetry, she has received the National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry, the William Carlos Williams Award, and the PEN/Martha Albrand Award for Nonfiction. She was named the next U.S. poet laureate in August 2003. Her most recent book is The Seven Ages. Louise Glück teaches at Williams College and lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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Product Details
- ISBN:
- 9780880014427
- Author:
- Publisher:
- Ecco
- Author:
- Author:
- Subject:
- General
- Subject:
- Poetry
- Subject:
- History and criticism
- Subject:
- Poetics
- Subject:
- General Poetry
- Copyright:
- 1994
- Publication Date:
- August 1999
- Binding:
- Paperback
- Grade Level:
- General/trade
- Language:
- English
- Illustrations:
- Y
- Pages:
- 150
- Dimensions:
- 9.08x6.02x.41 in. .47 lbs.
