Andrei Codrescu and the Myth of America

Häftad, Engelska, 2005

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Beskrivning

"This is one of those times, a time choked in the weeds of academic and civilian formalism. To put it mildly, most of what we see in print in North America is unbearably trivial and singularly devoid of courage."--Andrei Codrescu, The Disappearance of the Outside.Known to the general public as a radio commentator on National Public Radio, Romanian-born essayist and poet Andrei Codrescu has developed a variety of voices throughout his career: Transylvanian humorist on NPR, surrealist poet in his many volumes of poetry, academic essayist in his philosophical writings and historical novelist. Taking seemingly everyday events in seemingly mundane places, Codrescu is able to link the random details into a larger whole, leading his readers and listeners to conclusions very different from those they first imagined. This work explores Codrescu's writings and how they are a part of the surrealist tradition. It examines the ways in which his poetry, essays and novels are influenced by his upbringing in Communist Romania and the liberal attitudes he encountered upon moving to the United States, and draws comparisons between Codrescu and other surrealists. An interview with the author is also included.

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Utgivningsdatum:2005-04-13
Mått:152 x 229 x 11 mm
Vikt:295 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:216
Förlag:McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN:9780786421374

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Kirby Olson is associate professor of humanities at the State University of New York in Delhi. He is the editor of To Wit: Official Newsletter of the American Humor Studies Association.

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“dense, detailed...first-rate”—American Book Review.

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Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Mirror, Mirror: A Foreword by Andrei Codrescu Preface Introduction: Codrescu/Benjamin: Surreal Urbanism 1. Communes/Suburbs: The ’60s 2. Postmodernism/The State: Nietzsche 3. Poetry/Politics: Codrescu as Surrealist Citizen? 4. Paradoxes/Linearity: Codrescu’s Ars Vita 5. Fun/Work: Fourier’s City 6. Variety/Uniformity: Detroit’s Demise 7. Paris/Las Vegas: Road Scholar 8. Joy/Philosophy: Nietzsche in Detroit 9. Outside/Inside: Polis/Police 10. Poetry/Oedipus: The Investigative Poets 11. Edward Sanders/Charles Manson: The Family 12. Good/Evil: Ceausescu 13. Surrealism/Protestantism: The Blood Countess 14. Messiah/Messiah: The Return of Paganism 15. Codrescu/Codrescu: Conclusion Appendix A: Andrei Codrescu from a Romanian: Viewpoint, by Roxana Maria Crisan Appendix B: Five Interviews with Codrescu Appendix C: Works by Codrescu General Bibliography Index