{"product_id":"soul-and-substance-9780691245966","title":"Soul and Substance","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA collection of new and startlingly original essays from an acclaimed poet, essayist, and playwright\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJay Wright is widely recognized as one of the most important American poets of the past half century. But in recent years, he has also written a series of unconventional essays that he calls “examination papers,” which he defines as “designated inquiries to myself.” In these linked essays, most of which resemble prose-poems, with only a few lines set on each page, Wright explores abiding artistic and philosophical concerns, including language, aesthetic form, knowledge, time, and death. \u003ci\u003eSoul and Substance\u003c\/i\u003e presents these pieces for the first time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on everything from African mythology to mathematical axioms, Wright reflects on a wide range of topics: the difficulties of defining and confronting death; the challenge of transcending one’s own consciousness; the nature of rhythm and the structure of space; and the relationship among the self, the body, and the material world. Throughout, the book examines the limits of human knowledge and the implications of our always imperfect understanding.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExperimental and original, \u003ci\u003eSoul and Substance\u003c\/i\u003e is an important addition to the work of a major writer.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jay Wright","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42959861317750,"sku":"9780691245966","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0671\/1374\/6550\/files\/CoreSourceHub_3c11373a-675c-4105-9d1c-0562152fef1a.jpg?v=1767774658","url":"https:\/\/ingramacademic.com\/products\/soul-and-substance-9780691245966","provider":"Ingram Academic \u0026 Professional","version":"1.0","type":"link"}