{"product_id":"soul-and-substance-jay-wright-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\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jay Wright\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0691245967\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691245966\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/06\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 472\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.43h x 5.43w x 1.18d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/10\/2023","brand":"Jay Wright","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44075388895487,"sku":"9780691245966","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b709a25a-f66f-4c3a-a8e0-3ffd214bb1ef.jpg?v=1685459128","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/soul-and-substance-jay-wright-9780691245966","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}