Some Necessary Angels: Essays on Writing and PoliticsColumbia University Press, 2000 M08 15 - 288 pages Distinguished poet and novelist Jay Parini presents some of his best essays--both classic and unpublished works--on topics ranging from baseball to Frost and Emerson to the culture of creative writing. For aspiring writers, Some Necessary Angels is an illuminating glimpse into the workshop of a distinguished novelist and critic. For readers who share Parini's love of language, it is an invigorating expression of faith. |
Contents
Mentors | 3 |
Town Life | 19 |
355 | 95 |
The Lessons of Theory | 203 |
The Imagination of Politics | 215 |
Literary Theory and the Culture of Creative Writing | 231 |
Writing Biographies Versus Writing | 241 |
Poetry and Silence | 257 |
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS | 271 |
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