Reporting the Universe (The William E. Massey Sr. Lectures in the History of American Civilization)
(Part of the The William E. Massey Sr. Lectures in American Studies Series)
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"The writer," according to Emerson, "believes all that can be thought can be written...In his eyes a man is the faculty of reporting, and the universe is the possibility of being reported." And what writer worth his name, E. L. Doctorow asks, will not seriously, however furtively, take on the universe? Human consciousness, personal history, American literature, religion, and politics--these are the far-flung coordinates of the universe that Doctorow reports here, a universe that uniquely and brilliantly reflects our contemporary scene.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0674004612
ISBN13:9780674004610
Release Date:May 2003
Publisher:Harvard University Press
Length:144 Pages
Weight:0.65 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 5.2" x 7.8"
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Rated 5 starsInside the mind of EL Doctorow
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For those who have loved the delicious novels of this inordinately talented writer (eg 'Ragtime', 'The City of God', etc) here is the opportunity to read some illuminating thoughts by a man who is as fine a philosopher and thinker as he is a novelist. This collection of fourteen short essays range in topics from memoirs about what inspired Doctorow to become a writer, to probing and challenging forays into religion, to the...
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