The Sleep of Reason
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Overview
The Sleep of Reason plunges us into a macabre world where good impulses bring on evil consequences--a world not unlike our own. In David Gewanter's alternately delightful and startling poems, allegory comes alive and stalks a bookstore's musty aisles, comedians eviscerate their families for a laugh, lovers love each other for withholding affection, and theaters collapse on audiences hungry for spectacle. Amidst such surreal subjects, Gewanter's delicate musicality and keen sense of humor sparkle; his inquisition regarding a fallen world becomes a dark comedy of errors haunted by the most unexpected characters--from JFK Jr. to Tacitus, Redd Foxx to General Motors, Mariah Carey to 100 rabbits with herpes. An offbeat satire for an off-kilter age, The Sleep of Reason offers an incisive guide to moral behavior in an immoral world.
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- ISBN-13: 9780226289748
- ISBN-10: 0226289745
- Publisher: University of Chicago Press
- Publish Date: October 2003
- Dimensions: 8.54 x 6 x 0.3 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.34 pounds
- Page Count: 72
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