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Two American Scenes
Eliot Weinberger
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Description for Two American Scenes
Paperback. Series: New Directions Poetry Pamphlets. Num Pages: 48 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 4. Weight in Grams: 88.
Part of our revived "Poetry Pamphlet" series, Two American Scenes features two masters of the essay discussing "found material."
Excerpts:
It was given to me, in the nineteenth century,
to spend a lifetime on this earth. Along with a few of the sorrows
that are appointed unto men, I have had innumerable enjoyments;
and the world has been to me, even from childhood,a great museum.
— Lydia Davis
Bad rapids. Bradley is knocked over the side; his foot catches
under the seat and he is dragged, head under water. Camped on
a sand beach, the ... Read more
— Eliot Weinberge
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation United States
Number of pages
48
Condition
New
Series
New Directions Poetry Pamphlets
Number of Pages
48
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780811220415
SKU
V9780811220415
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About Eliot Weinberger
Lydia Davis is the author of one novel and seven story collections. Her collection Varieties of Disturbance: Stories was a finalist for the 2007 National Book Award. She is the recipient of a MacArthur fellowship, the American Academy of Arts and Letters’ Award of Merit Medal, and was named a Chevalier of the Order of the Arts and Letters by ... Read more
Reviews for Two American Scenes
"Both poets remind us that American history is rich with material for contemporary artists, and that the seeds of patriotism are simple and enduring—a patch of land, a handful of human beings. But like all good patriots, they have their disagreements. Davis reveres the American landscape for all that it gives us. Weinberger reveres it for what it challenges us to become." ... Read more