{"product_id":"soul-and-substance-a-poets-examination-papers-9780691245966","title":"Soul and Substance: A Poet's Examination Papers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA collection of new and startlingly original essays from an acclaimed poet, essayist, and playwright\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJay Wright is widely recognized as one of the most important American poets of the past half century. But in recent years, he has also written a series of unconventional essays that he calls \"examination papers,\" which he defines as \"designated inquiries to myself.\" In these linked essays, most of which resemble prose-poems, with only a few lines set on each page, Wright explores abiding artistic and philosophical concerns, including language, aesthetic form, knowledge, time, and death. \u003ci\u003eSoul and Substance\u003c\/i\u003e presents these pieces for the first time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on everything from African mythology to mathematical axioms, Wright reflects on a wide range of topics: the difficulties of defining and confronting death; the challenge of transcending one's own consciousness; the nature of rhythm and the structure of space; and the relationship among the self, the body, and the material world. Throughout, the book examines the limits of human knowledge and the implications of our always imperfect understanding. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eExperimental and original, \u003ci\u003eSoul and Substance\u003c\/i\u003e is an important addition to the work of a major writer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/06\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691245966\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/10\/2023\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Jay Wright","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42851416113333,"sku":"9780691245966","price":25.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_a9b7d33b-1247-480a-b3e4-66b0f308d12e.jpg?v=1682483894","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/soul-and-substance-a-poets-examination-papers-9780691245966","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}