{"product_id":"the-philosophers-window-other-allen-grossman-9780811213004","title":"The Philosopher's Window \u0026 Other Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe speaker of \u003cem\u003eThe Philosopher's Window and Other Poems\u003c\/em\u003e, Allen Grossman tells us, is \"an old man compelled by the insistent questioning of the children to \u003cem\u003eexplain\u003c\/em\u003e himself\"--and in this way, the world. He begins with creation (\"The Great Work Farm Elegy\"), recalls the romantic quest of youth (\"The Philosopher's Window\"), returns to reality (\"The Snowfall\" and \"Whoever Builds\"). His tales told, the old man wakes in a stormy springtime (\"June, June\"), \"when the lilacs are gone.\" Grossman's allegory of life's journey, at once sonorous and antic, takes in the high and the low in these new visionary songs of innocence and experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAllen Grossman is Andrew W. Mellon Professor of the Humanities at The Johns Hopkins University. He counts among his many honors and awards MacArthur, Guggenheim, and NEA fellowships, the Witter Bynner Prize for Poetry, and the PEN-Sheaffer\/New England Award for Literary Distinction. \u003cem\u003eThe Philosopher's Window\u003c\/em\u003e is his eighth book of poetry. His previous collection, \u003cem\u003eThe Ether Dome \u0026amp; Other Poems New and Selected\u003c\/em\u003e (1991), was a National Book Critics Circle Award nominee.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Allen Grossman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0811213005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780811213004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Directions Publishing Corporation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/17\/1995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 98\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.37lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.04h x 6.03w x 0.38d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/1995 pg. 131","brand":"Allen Grossman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48517461770495,"sku":"9780811213004","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_81e46280-cfa3-4e08-8127-1099d5586298.jpg?v=1778731945","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-philosophers-window-other-allen-grossman-9780811213004","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}