Jim and Dave Defeat the Masked Man

CUMMINS, James; LEHMAN, David

ISBN 10: 1933368047 / ISBN 13: 9781933368047

Edité par Soft Skull Press, New York, 2006

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Illustrated in black and white by Archie Rand. 143 pages. Small 8vo, matte pictorial wrappers. New York: Soft Skull Press, (2006). Signed by the artist with an original drawing on both the front free endpaper and title page. Near fine. N° de réf. du vendeur 323209

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Titre : Jim and Dave Defeat the Masked Man

Éditeur : Soft Skull Press, New York

Date d'édition : 2006

Reliure : paperback

Illustrateur : RAND, Archie

Etat : near fine

Signé : Signé par l'auteur

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Synopsis :

The sestina is a traditional poetic form that has enjoyed a recent surge in popularity, which promises to expand further with this witty illustrated cycle of poems. Casting themselves as poetic superheroes, authors Jim and Dave take on Osama Bin Laden and various other rogues and luminaries, defeating the “Masked Man” in the end to the cheering of appreciative crowds at the "sestina bar." As the two sestina-meisters take turns writing individual poems (and collaborating on one together), the mild-mannered bespectacled lad and the dashing superhero that coexist inside both Cummins and Lehman rescue the form from the clutches of everyday life and transform it into something fantastic. In this ambitious work, even the table of contents is written in sestina form. Adding to the fun are 39 vivid illustrations by Archie Rand and cameo appearances by Marvin Bell, Anne Sexton, Walt Whitman, Ted Berrigan, Gary Snyder, Arthur Rimbaud, Grace Paley, and others.

À propos de l?auteur:

David Lehman was born in New York City in 1948. He graduated from Columbia University and attended Cambridge University in England as a Kellett Fellow. He received a PhD in English from Columbia University.

James Cummins is the author of Still Some Cake; Jim and Dave Defeat the Masked Man, with David Lehman; and Then & Now, among others. His honors include an Ingram Merrill grant and fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Ohio Arts Council. He teaches at the University of Cincinnati.