{"product_id":"proofs-and-theories-9780880014427","title":"Proofs and Theories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the Nobel Prize in Literature\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eProofs and Theories\u003c\/em\u003e, winner of the PEN\/Martha Albrand Award for First Non-Fiction, \u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eis an illuminating collection of essays by Louise Glück, one of this country's most brilliant poets.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike her poems, the prose of Glück, who won the Pulitzer Prize for poetry in 1993 for \u003cem\u003eThe Wild Iris\u003c\/em\u003e, is compressed, fastidious, fierce, alert, and absolutely unconsoled. The force of her thought is evident everywhere in these essays, from her explorations of other poets' work to her skeptical contemplation of current literary critical notions such as \"sincerity\" and \"courage.\" Here also are Glück's revealing reflections on her own education and life as a poet, and a tribute to her teacher and mentor, Stanley Kunitz. \u003cem\u003eProofs and Theories \u003c\/em\u003eis not a casual collection. It is the testament of a major poet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGluck, Louise:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Louise Glück won the Pulitzer Prize for \u003cem\u003eThe Wild Iris\u003c\/em\u003e in 1993. The author of eight books of poetry and one collection of essays, \u003cem\u003eProofs and Theories: Essays on Poetry, \u003c\/em\u003e she has received the National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry, the William Carlos Williams Award, and the PEN\/Martha Albrand Award for Nonfiction. She was named the next U.S. poet laureate in August 2003. Her most recent book is \u003cem\u003eThe Seven Ages\u003c\/em\u003e. Louise Glück teaches at Williams College and lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.","brand":"Ecco Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50613506015506,"sku":"9780880014427","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_71c39753-65f9-4fc5-a44b-92f883a0104a.jpg?v=1732404790","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/proofs-and-theories-9780880014427","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}