About the book
From the author of The Messiah of Stockholm and Art and Ardor comes a new collection of supple, provocative, and intellectually dazzling essays. In Metaphor & Memory, Cynthia Ozick writes about Saul Bellow and Henry James, William Gaddis and Primo Levi. She observes the tug-of-war between written and spoken language and the complex relation between art's contrivances and its moral truths. She has given us an exceptional book that demonstrates the possibilities of literature even as it explores them.
Editions of Metaphor & Memory
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780394566252
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780679734253
- EBook
- ISBN 9780593313220
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From the author of The Messiah of Stockholm and Art and Ardor comes a new collection of supple, provocative, and intellectually dazzling essays. In Metaphor & Memory, Cynthia Ozick writes about Saul Bellow and Henry James, William Gaddis and Primo Levi. She observes the tug-of-war between written and spoken language and the complex relation between art's contrivances and its moral truths. She has given us an exceptional book that demonstrates the possibilities of literature even as it explores them.
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What is Metaphor & Memory about?
From the author of The Messiah of Stockholm and Art and Ardor comes a new collection of supple, provocative, and intellectually dazzling essays. In Metaphor & Memory, Cynthia Ozick writes about Saul Bellow and Henry James, William Gaddis and Primo Levi. She observes the tug-of-war between written and spoken language and the complex relation between art's contrivances and its moral truths. She has given us an exceptional book that demonstrates the possibilities of literature even as it explores them.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Metaphor & Memory?
Biography, Literature and Literary studies > Literature: history and criticism > Literary theory
Where can I read a sample of Metaphor & Memory?
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Who is/are the Author/s of the book Metaphor & Memory?
Cynthia Ozick
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Metaphor & Memory is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780394566252) and paperback(ISBN 9780679734253) and ebook(ISBN 9780593313220)
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