Testimony: The United States 1885-1915: Recitative

by Charles Reznikoff and Seamus Cooney

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A milestone of modern poetry, American history comes to life in the actual words of victims and criminals in its courts.

Taking as its raw material the voices of witnesses, victims, and perpetrators discovered by the author in criminal court transcripts, Charles Reznikoff's book-length poem sets forth a stark panorama of late 19th and early 20th century America--the underside of the Gilded Age, beset by racism and casual violence,...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1567925316

ISBN13:9781567925319

Release Date:April 2015

Publisher:Black Sparrow Press

Length:480 Pages

Weight:1.54 lbs.

Dimensions:1.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"

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