Book by Goldbarth, Albert
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In his first collection of essays, Goldbarth--much like Charles Olson or Guy Davenport--seeks to fuse imaginative truths out of interconnected layers of knowledge. The interests of these eight fluid essays, written over ten years, are extensions of his 12 books of poetry: autobiography, literary history, scientific erudition, and popular culture. He interweaves episodes in the lives of family and friends; Hasidic legends; natural history (Piltdown man, exploration of the Lascaux caves); fictionalized biographies of chemist Marie Curie and dancer Loie Fuller and others; and popular culture (Mickey Mouse, a toy show in Topeka, Kansas). Goldbarth's success in synthesizing these themes varies. At times, symbolic linkages remain arbitrary; at other times, he discovers that "the Earth would whisper . . . its deepest secrets, confidingly into my body."-- Frank Allen, Regents Coll., Albany, N.Y.
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- PublisherCoffee House Press
- Publication date1990
- ISBN 10 0918273773
- ISBN 13 9780918273772
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages177
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