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The Flexible Lyric

Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Title:The Flexible LyricISBN13:9780820321318ISBN10:0820321311Author:Voigt, Ellen Bryant (Author)Description:These Nine Eloquent And Skillfully Crafted Essays By A Distinguished Poet Examine The Art Of Lyric Poetry In All Aspects Of Its Design And Structure Through Attentive Readings Of A Variety Of Artists, Including Her Contemporaries, Ellen Bryant Voigt Celebrates The Structure And Elasticity Of Lyric Poems She Argues For Reading As A Writer Reads–With Equal Parts Passion And Analysis Her Analyses Of The Effects Of Tone, Image, Voice, And Structure Connect Brilliant Theory With Tangible Examples Intimate As Well As Informative, The Collection Begins With A Discussion Of The Creative Process And Voigt’s Fascination With The Writing Of Flannery O’connor And Elizabeth Bishop Readings Of Lyric Poems By Shakespeare, Sidney, Poe, Stevens, Williams, Larkin, Bogan, Roethke, Plath, Levertov, Berryman, And Others Demonstrate The Roles Of Gender, Point Of View, Image, And Music In Poetry An Experienced Teacher, Voigt Focuses On The Lyric But Encourages, In Any Study Of Poetry, Original Thinking, Attention To Structure, And, Above All, Close Reading Of The Work Itself An Intelligent And Thought-Provoking Marriage Of Art And Scholarship, The Flexible Lyric Exemplifies, With Fierceness, Dedication, And Precision, How The Making Of Poems Is Not Just A Trade But A Calling Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:University of Georgia PressPublication Date:1999-11-30Weight:0.66 lbsDimensions:1.03” H x 8.28” L x 5.58” WNumber of Pages:234Language:English

Credit And Blame

Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Title:Credit And BlameISBN13:9780691164649ISBN10:0691164649Author:Tilly, Charles (Author)Description:In His Eye-Opening Book Why?, World-Renowned Social Scientist Charles Tilly Exposed Some Startling Truths About The Excuses People Make And The Reasons They Give Now He’s Back With Further Explorations Into The Complexities Of Human Relationships, This Time Examining What’s Really Going On When We Assign Credit Or Cast Blame Everybody Does It, But Few Understand The Hidden Motivations Behind It With His Customary Wit And Dazzling Insight, Tilly Takes A Lively And Thought-Provoking Look At The Ways People Fault And Applaud Each Other And Themselves The Stories He Gathers In Credit And Blame Range From The Everyday To The Altogether Unexpected, From The Revealingly Personal To The Insightfully Humorous–Whether It’s The Gushing Acceptance Speech Of An Academy Award Winner Or Testimony Before A Congressional Panel, Accusations Hurled In A Lover’s Quarrel Or Those Traded By Nations In A Post-911 Crisis, Or A Job Promotion Or The Nobel Prize Drawing Examples From Literature, History, Pop Culture, And Much More, Tilly Argues That People Seek Not Only Understanding Through Credit And Blame, But Also Justice The Punishment Must Fit The Crime, Accomplishments Should Be Rewarded, And The Guilty Parties Must Always Get Their Just Deserts Brilliantly Conceived And Masterfully Written, Credit And Blame Is A Book That Revolutionizes Our Understanding Of The Compliments We Pay And The Accusations We Make Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:PRINCETON UNIV PRPublication Date:2014-11-23Weight:0.56 lbsDimensions:0.45” H x 8.5” L x 5.5” WNumber of Pages:200Language:English