Break Every Rule: Essays on Language, Longing, and Moments of Desire

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By Carole Maso
Publisher Counterpoint LLC
Break Every Rule: Essays on Language, Longing, and Moments of Desire
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In this groundbreaking work of ecstatic criticism, Carole Maso shows why she has risen, over the past fifteen years, as one of the brightest stars in the literary firmament. Ever refusing to be marginalized or categorized by genre, Maso is an incisive, compassionate writer who deems herself daughter of William Carlos Williams, a pioneer in combining poetry and fiction with criticism, journalism, and the visual arts. She is daughter, too, of Allen Ginsberg, who also came from Paterson, New Jersey. Known for her audacity, whether exploring language and memory or the development of the artistic soul, Maso here gives us a formchallenging collection, intelligent, and persuasive.

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208 pages208 pages
Lexile 860LLexile 860L
Published 2000Published 2000
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9781582430638

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