The Necessary Angel

2011-04-27 Literary Collections

Author : Wallace Stevens
Release : 2011-04-27
Genre : Literary Collections
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Book Rating : 665/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book The Necessary Angel written by Wallace Stevens. This book was released on 2011-04-27. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this collection of essays, consummate poet Wallace Stevens reflects upon his art. His aim is not to produce a work of criticism or philosophy, or a mere discussion of poetic technique. As he explains in his introduction, his ambition in these various pieces, published in different times and places, aimed higher than that, in the direction of disclosing "poetry itself, the naked poem, the imagination manifesting itself in its domination of words." Stevens proves himself as eloquent and scintillating in prose as in poetry, as he both analyzes and demonstrates the essential act of repossessing reality through the imagination.

The Necessary Angel

2017-09-27 Fiction

Author : C.K. Stead
Release : 2017-09-27
Genre : Fiction
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Book Rating : 494/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book The Necessary Angel written by C.K. Stead. This book was released on 2017-09-27. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Award-winning author C.K. Stead takes us to the heart of contemporary Paris and into a world of books and witty conversation. The Necessary Angel is a story of people grappling with love and fidelity; a story about the importance of books; a commentary on living in complex modern-day Europe; and a page-turning mystery. With a surprising twist at the end, this is a sophisticated novel that shows Stead writing at the height of his powers. 'Stead is a fine writer, intelligent and assured, and The Necessary Angel's stealthy crescendo will leave the reader gasping.' Philip Womack, The Spectator 'A fictional gem.' David Grylls, The Sunday Times, UK 'Masterfully structured' Zoe Apostolides, Financial Times 'Stead captures the essence of Paris, its certainties and its contradictions, while simultaneously invoking the power of literature to alter and direct lives.' Richard Hopton, Country & Town House '... his prose is good, beguilingly good ... It's an entertainment, but in the best sense of the word - clever, rich and playful.' Jane Westaway, The Spinoff 'For anyone who enjoys literature, it's a delight to find a book that does the same.' Paul Little, North & South 'Paris suits Stead. There is a joie de vivre to the writing: the zest and juice of the short stories are sustained at novel length, making this his best novel since All Visitors Ashore.' Stephen Stratford, New Zealand Listener

Angel of Greenwood

2021-01-12 Young Adult Fiction

Author : Randi Pink
Release : 2021-01-12
Genre : Young Adult Fiction
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Book Rating : 489/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Angel of Greenwood written by Randi Pink. This book was released on 2021-01-12. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A piercing, unforgettable love story set in Greenwood, Oklahoma, also known as the “Black Wall Street,” and against the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921. Isaiah Wilson is, on the surface, a town troublemaker, but is hiding that he is an avid reader and secret poet, never leaving home without his journal. Angel Hill is a loner, mostly disregarded by her peers as a goody-goody. Her father is dying, and her family’s financial situation is in turmoil. Though they’ve attended the same schools, Isaiah never noticed Angel as anything but a dorky, Bible toting church girl. Then their English teacher offers them a job on her mobile library, a three-wheel, two-seater bike. Angel can’t turn down the money and Isaiah is soon eager to be in such close quarters with Angel every afternoon. But life changes on May 31, 1921 when a vicious white mob storms the Black community of Greenwood, leaving the town destroyed and thousands of residents displaced. Only then, Isaiah, Angel, and their peers realize who their real enemies are.

Wallace Stevens

1986 Biography & Autobiography

Author : Helen Vendler
Release : 1986
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Book Rating : 753/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Wallace Stevens written by Helen Vendler. This book was released on 1986. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this graceful book, Helen Vendler brings her remarkable skills to bear on a number of Stevens' short poems. She shows us that this most intellectual of poets is in fact the most personal of poets; that his words are not devoted to epistemological questions alone but are also "words chosen out of desire."

The Necessary Angel

1994-01-01 Philosophy

Author : Massimo Cacciari
Release : 1994-01-01
Genre : Philosophy
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Book Rating : 895/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book The Necessary Angel written by Massimo Cacciari. This book was released on 1994-01-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cacciari, academic (aesthetics, U. of Venice) and mayor of Venice as of 1993, surveys the history of angels in Judaic, Islamic, and Christian traditions; and how Dante, Rilke, Kafka, and other writers have used the metaphor of angels to speak about the phenomenology of language. Translated from the

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