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The Descent of Alette (Inscribed)
by Notley, Alice
- Used
- near fine
- paperback
- Signed
- First
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Avon, Connecticut
Item Price:
$100.00
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About This Item
New York: Penguin Books, 1992. First edition. Paperback. Near Fine. Trade paperbound original book. 150 pp. Called "a feminist epic" on the rear cover. Price sticker afixed to rear cover, else a fine copy. Paper lightly toned. This copy has been Briefly INSCRIBED by the author on the title page. A strangely uncommon book, especially when found signed.
Synopsis
Working in an avant-garde mode, Notley seeks epic stature literally and figuratively in this new collagelike work. Her underground world of subways and lost souls cannot escape comparison to Dante's Inferno but does have its own agenda, both feminist and personal. The multilayered depths are the first and last similarities between Dante and Notley. This epic is a story of transformation and travel, a journey of imagination that is firmly rooted in the reality of urban, modern living. War veterans, the mentally disturbed, homeless people--they are real witnesses and participants in our travel, and we deny or affirm their existence by passing or stopping for them when taking a train or bus. Notley uses this real experience to give strangers voice and to create exchanges so often feared in daily life. Using rhythmic units that resound like dialogue, Notley weaves a conversation of motion and mystery. Underlying Alette's heroic travel to confront the Tyrant who torments souls are keen observations about people and life struggles. Throughout this epic are brief and perceptive comments that restate universal truths and reinforce the urge toward all that is right. Janet St. John
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Details
- Bookseller
- Derringer Books
(US)
- Bookseller Inventory #
- 30421
- Title
- The Descent of Alette (Inscribed)
- Author
- Notley, Alice
- Format/binding
- Paperback
- Book condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date published
- 1992
- Keywords
- Poetry, Inscribed, New York School
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry Books; New York School Poetry;
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