{"product_id":"american-melancholy-poems-hardcover","title":"American Melancholy: Poems - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoyce Carol Oates\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA new collection of poetry from an American literary legend, her first in twenty-five years\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoyce Carol Oates is one of our most insightful observers of the human heart and mind, and, with her acute social consciousness, one of the most insistent and inspired witnesses of a shared American history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOates is perhaps best known for her prodigious output of novels and short stories, many of which have become contemporary classics. However, Oates has also always been a faithful writer of poetry. \u003ci\u003eAmerican Melancholy\u003c\/i\u003e showcases some of her finest work of the last few decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCovering subjects big and small, and written in an immediate and engaging style, this collection touches on both the personal and political. Loss, love, and memory are investigated, along with the upheavals of our modern age, the reality of our current predicaments, and the ravages of poverty, racism, and social unrest. Oates skillfully writes characters ranging from a former doctor at a Chinese People's Liberation Army hospital to Little Albert, a six-month-old infant who took part in a famous study that revealed evidence of classical conditioning in human beings. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis fearless inventory of the American soul includes: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAmerican History Reimagined: \u003c\/b\u003e Go inside the Milgram Obedience study, revisit Edward Hopper's solitary subjects, and witness the forgotten story of \"Little Albert\"--a six-month-old infant conditioned to fear.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCultural Icons Deconstructed: \u003c\/b\u003e A blistering address to Marlon Brando in the afterlife and a tribute to the legacy of William Carlos Williams explore the bright and brutal sides of fame.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePolitical Poetry: \u003c\/b\u003e Direct, powerful poems that confront the ravages of racism, poverty, and social unrest in our modern age.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eLove, Grief, and Memory: \u003c\/b\u003e Intimate, personal verses that investigate the landscapes of the human heart, from the final moments in a hospice room to the echoes of first love.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9.1 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 09, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50334904582381,"sku":"9780063035263","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/mycj3jGaf99780063035263.webp?v=1785025230","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/en-au\/products\/american-melancholy-poems-hardcover","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}