The Sleep of Reason - Couverture souple

Gewanter, David

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0226289745 ISBN 13 : 9780226289748

Editeur : University of Chicago Press, 2003

Synopsis

The Sleep of Reason plunges us into a macabre world where good impulses bring on evil consequences--a world not unlike our own. In David Gewanter's alternately delightful and startling poems, allegory comes alive and stalks a bookstore's musty aisles, comedians eviscerate their families for a laugh, lovers love each other for withholding affection, and theaters collapse on audiences hungry for spectacle. Amidst such surreal subjects, Gewanter's delicate musicality and keen sense of humor sparkle; his inquisition regarding a fallen world becomes a dark comedy of errors haunted by the most unexpected characters--from JFK Jr. to Tacitus, Redd Foxx to General Motors, Mariah Carey to 100 rabbits with herpes. An offbeat satire for an off-kilter age, The Sleep of Reason offers an incisive guide to moral behavior in an immoral world.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

David Gewanter is professor of English at Georgetown University. He is the author of The Sleep of Reason and In the Belly, both published by the University of Chicago Press.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of Chicago Press
• Date d'édition: 2003
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0226289745
• ISBN 13: 9780226289748
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 72
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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