To Go into the Words (Poets on Poetry)

Finkelstein, Norman

The University of Michigan Press（2023/10発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 222 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780472039418
• DDC分類 811.5409

Full Description

To Go Into the Words is the latest book of critical prose from renowned poet and scholar of Jewish literature Norman Finkelstein. Through a rigorous examination of poets such as William Bronk, Helen Adam, and Nathaniel Mackey, the book engages the contemporary poetic fascination with transcendence through the radical delight with language. By opening up a given poem, Finkelstein seeks the "gnosis" or insight of what it contains so that other readers can understand and appreciate the works even more.

Pulling from Finkelstein's experience of writing thirteen books of poetry and six books of literary criticism, To Go Into the Words consistently rewards the reader with insights as transformative as they are well-considered and deftly mapped out. This volume opens the world of poetry to poets, scholars, and readers by showcasing "the gnosis that is to be found in modern poetry."

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction
William Bronk
Helen Adam
Ronald Johnson
Michael Palmer
Nathaniel Mackey
Paul Bray
Lawrence Joseph
Total Midrash
Secular Jewish Culture and Its Radical Poetic Discontents
The Master of Turning