{"product_id":"testimony-charles-reznikoff-9781567925319","title":"Testimony: The United States 1885-1915: Recitative","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA milestone of modern poetry, American history comes to life in the actual words of victims and criminals in its courts.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTaking as its raw material the voices of witnesses, victims, and perpetrators discovered by the author in criminal court transcripts, Charles Reznikoff's book-length poem sets forth a stark panorama of late 19th and early 20th century America--the underside of the Gilded Age, beset by racism and casual violence, poverty and disease. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn radically stripped-down language of tremendous intensity, Reznikoff's poem is an unforgettable reading experience. This edition also includes Reznikoff's prose studies for the poem, unavailable to readers since the 1930s, and a new introduction by critic and essayist Eliot Weinberger.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Charles Reznikoff\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1567925316\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781567925319\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Black Sparrow Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/14\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.40d","brand":"Charles Reznikoff","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44047865643263,"sku":"9781567925319","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c419a1f8-37b5-4896-b03d-a1bbe320b535.jpg?v=1684992605","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/testimony-charles-reznikoff-9781567925319","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}