The Night Sky

Writings on the Poetics of Experience

Fiction & Literature, Poetry, American, Essays & Letters, Essays
Cover of the book The Night Sky by Ann Lauterbach, Penguin Publishing Group
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Ann Lauterbach ISBN: 9781101201183
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group Publication: March 25, 2008
Imprint: Penguin Books Language: English
Author: Ann Lauterbach
ISBN: 9781101201183
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication: March 25, 2008
Imprint: Penguin Books
Language: English

A scintillating collection of essays on language from one of literature's most supple minds

In The Night Sky, her first work of essays, acclaimed poet Ann Lauterbach writes of the ways in which art and poetry are integral and necessary to human conversation. At the center of the book is a series of seven essays, by turns meditative and polemical, that articulate the interstices between Lauterbach's poetics and her experience. She advocates an active encounter with language, at once imaginative and practical, and argues for the importance of art to the well- being of a democratic society. Lauterbach's "nimble and glittering" (Booklist) writings bring us to a new understanding of the relationship between self-knowledge and cultural meaning, as well as demonstrating the ways in which contemporary philosophy and theory might be integrated with practical knowledge.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

A scintillating collection of essays on language from one of literature's most supple minds

In The Night Sky, her first work of essays, acclaimed poet Ann Lauterbach writes of the ways in which art and poetry are integral and necessary to human conversation. At the center of the book is a series of seven essays, by turns meditative and polemical, that articulate the interstices between Lauterbach's poetics and her experience. She advocates an active encounter with language, at once imaginative and practical, and argues for the importance of art to the well- being of a democratic society. Lauterbach's "nimble and glittering" (Booklist) writings bring us to a new understanding of the relationship between self-knowledge and cultural meaning, as well as demonstrating the ways in which contemporary philosophy and theory might be integrated with practical knowledge.

More books from Penguin Publishing Group

Cover of the book The Cherokee Nation and the Trail of Tears by Ann Lauterbach
Cover of the book Lone Star 149/temper by Ann Lauterbach
Cover of the book Witch Blood by Ann Lauterbach
Cover of the book Tacoma Confidential by Ann Lauterbach
Cover of the book The Only True Genius in the Family by Ann Lauterbach
Cover of the book Okinawa by Ann Lauterbach
Cover of the book The Ode Less Travelled by Ann Lauterbach
Cover of the book The Purpose Principles by Ann Lauterbach
Cover of the book A Simple Twist of Fate by Ann Lauterbach
Cover of the book The Good Apprentice by Ann Lauterbach
Cover of the book The Wrong Billionaire's Bed by Ann Lauterbach
Cover of the book Gillian McKeith's Food Bible by Ann Lauterbach
Cover of the book Spain, Take This Chalice from Me and Other Poems by Ann Lauterbach
Cover of the book A Spinster's Luck by Ann Lauterbach
Cover of the book World Without End by Ann Lauterbach
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy