{"product_id":"9780063035270","title":"American Melancholy: Poems","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eOates, Joyce Carol\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEcco\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e11\/15\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003eA new collection of poetry from an American literary legend, her first in twenty-five years\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoyce Carol Oates is one of our most insightful observers of the human heart and mind, and, with her acute social consciousness, one of the most insistent and inspired witnesses of a shared American history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOates is perhaps best known for her prodigious output of novels and short stories, many of which have become contemporary classics. However, Oates has also always been a faithful writer of poetry. American Melancholy showcases some of her finest work of the last few decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCovering subjects big and small, and written in an immediate and engaging style, this collection touches on both the personal and political. Loss, love, and memory are investigated, along with the upheavals of our modern age, the reality of our current predicaments, and the ravages of poverty, racism, and social unrest. Oates skillfully writes characters ranging from a former doctor at a Chinese People’s Liberation Army hospital to Little Albert, a six-month-old infant who took part in a famous study that revealed evidence of classical conditioning in human beings. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis vital collection of American poetry confronts our shared history and inner lives with:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eLiterary Poetry:\u003c\/b\u003e From an iconic voice in American letters, her first collection of poems in twenty-five years.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAmerican History:\u003c\/b\u003e Poems that bear witness to our nation’s upheavals, from the ravages of poverty and racism to the dark legacy of figures like Marlon Brando.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCharacter-Driven Narratives:\u003c\/b\u003e Step into the minds of subjects from Edward Hopper’s solitary women to \"Little Albert,\" the infant subject of a notorious behavioral study.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eLove, Loss, and Memory:\u003c\/b\u003e A deeply personal and political exploration of the ties that bind us, the grief that reshapes us, and the memories that haunt us.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Ecco","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42956200378623,"sku":"9780063035270","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780063035270_s600x595.jpg?v=1780332489","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9780063035270","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}