{"product_id":"proofs-and-theories-essays-on-poetry-isbn-9780880014427","title":"Proofs and Theories: Essays on Poetry","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the Nobel Prize in Literature\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eProofs and Theories\u003c\/em\u003e, winner of the PEN\/Martha Albrand Award for First Non-Fiction,\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eis an illuminating collection of essays by Louise Glück, one of this country's most brilliant poets.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike her poems, the prose of Glück, who won the Pulitzer Prize for poetry in 1993 for \u003cem\u003eThe Wild Iris\u003c\/em\u003e, is compressed, fastidious, fierce, alert, and absolutely unconsoled. The force of her thought is evident everywhere in these essays, from her explorations of other poets' work to her skeptical contemplation of current literary critical notions such as \"sincerity\" and \"courage.\" Here also are Glück's revealing reflections on her own education and life as a poet, and a tribute to her teacher and mentor, Stanley Kunitz. \u003cem\u003eProofs and Theories \u003c\/em\u003eis not a casual collection. It is the testament of a major poet.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eWinner of the 1993 PEN\/Martha Albrand Award for First Non-Fiction, \u003cem\u003eProofs and Theories\u003c\/em\u003e is an illuminating collection of essays by Louise Glück, whose most recent book of poems, \u003cem\u003eThe Wild Iris,\u003c\/em\u003e was awarded the Pulitzer Prize. Glück brings to her prose the same precision of language, the same incisiveness and insight that distinguish her poetry. The force of her thought is evident everywhere in these essays, from her explorations of other poets' work to her skeptical contemplation of current literary critical notions such as \"sincerety\" and \"courage.\" Here also are Glück's revealing reflections on her own education and life as a poet, and a tribute to her teacher and mentor, Stanley Kunitz. \u003cem\u003eProofs and Theories\u003c\/em\u003e is the testament of a major poet.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\"As with her poetry, Glück's prose is fine and pared but visionary; her intelligence is precise and earnest. . . . Here and elsewhere Glück's brevity, clarity, and resolute independence are impressive.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"With this book, [Glück] becomes the patron saint of poets and writers, having fallen and crawled and scared herself to a position from which she reticently gives advice.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This first collection of [Glück's] essays is written in a different medium [than her poetry], but it contains the same dark precision, the same spare fates and paradoxes. . . \u003cem\u003eProofs and Theories\u003c\/em\u003e. . . is certainly a provocative book. . . it is the prickly poetic testament and memoir of one of America's finest poets.\"   - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePoetry Flash\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ecco","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44887442620645,"sku":"NP9780880014427","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780880014427.jpg?v=1730226124","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/proofs-and-theories-essays-on-poetry-isbn-9780880014427","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}