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The Descent of Alette (Penguin Poets), Notley, Alice

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ISBN
0140587640
EAN
9780140587647
Publication Name
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Type
Paperback
Release Title
The Descent of Alette (Penguin Poets)
Artist
Notley, Alice
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0140587640
ISBN-13
9780140587647
eBay Product ID (ePID)
63860

Product Key Features

Book Title
Descent of Alette
Number of Pages
160 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
1996
Topic
Women Authors, Epic, General, American / General
Genre
Poetry
Author
Alice Notley
Book Series
Penguin Poets Ser.
Format
Uk-B Format Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.4 in
Item Weight
6.5 Oz
Item Length
9.1 in
Item Width
5.9 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
95-032698
Dewey Edition
20
TitleLeading
The
Grade From
Twelfth Grade
Dewey Decimal
811/.54
Grade To
UP
Table Of Content
The Descent Of AletteAuthor's Note The Descent of Alette Book one Book two Book three Book four About the Author
Synopsis
The Decent Of Alette is a rich odyssey of transformation in the tradition of The Inferno . Alice Notley presents a feminist epic- a bold journey into the deeper realms. Alette, the narrator, finds herself underground, deep beneath the city, where spirits and people ride endlessly on subways, not allowed to live in the world above. Traveling deeper and deeper, she is on a journey of continual transformation, encountering a series of figures and undergoing fragmentations and metamorphoses as she seeks to confront the Tyrant and heal the world. Using a new measure, with rhythmic units indicated by quotations marks, Notley has created a "spoken" text, a rich and mesmerizing work of imagination, mystery, and power., The Decent Of Alette is a rich odyssey of transformation in the tradition of The Inferno . Alice Notley presents a feminist epic: a bold journey into the deeper realms. Alette, the narrator, finds herself underground, deep beneath the city, where spirits and people ride endlessly on subways, not allowed to live in the world above. Traveling deeper and deeper, she is on a journey of continual transformation, encountering a series of figures and undergoing fragmentations and metamorphoses as she seeks to confront the Tyrant and heal the world. Using a new measure, with rhythmic units indicated by quotations marks, Notley has created a "spoken" text, a rich and mesmerizing work of imagination, mystery, and power.
LC Classification Number
PS3564.O79D47 1996

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