{"product_id":"9780691245966-soul-substance","title":"Soul and Substance","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Poet's Examination Papers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA collection of new and startlingly original essays from an acclaimed poet, essayist, and playwright\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExperimental and original, \u003ci\u003eSoul and Substance\u003c\/i\u003e is an important addition to the work of a major writer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40858343374945,"sku":"9780691245966","price":26.08,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_27996068.jpg?v=1722242929","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780691245966-soul-substance","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}