03386cam a2200793 4500 523703209 TxAuBib 20210904120000.0 ||||||s2011||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781582439020 1582439028 B005GPSL46 Amazon b8bf7215-ed51-4eb2-b584-aa5602391fe6 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 674935 674935 674935 627954 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Berry, Wendell. Standing by Words [Libby] : Essays. Catapult, 2011. Literary Criticism. language. book club. culture. Writing. Fiction. philosophy. short story collections. Literary theory. novels. Journalism. classic. anthology. essay writing. Short Stories. Library. art. essay. Reference. Essays. literature. fiction books. book lover. book lovers. Literary gifts. gifts for book lovers. gifts for readers. short stories collections. short story anthology. nerd gifts. book lover gifts. book lovers gifts. long story short. books fiction. book gifts. gifts for readers book lovers. literature book. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 776kB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Fiction. Literature. HTML:<b>An urgent, visionary, and heartfelt collection of essays focused on recovering deeper, time–honored values against the ravages of modern society.</b><br /> <br /> . In six elegant, linked literary essays, Berry considers the degeneration of language that is manifest throughout our culture, from poetry to politics, from conversation to advertising, and he shows how the ever–widening cleft between the words and their referents mirrors the increasing isolation of individuals and their communities from the land.<br /> <br /> “This skillfully conceived book is one of the strongest contemporary arguments for literary tradition: a challenging credo, un–glib, calmly assured, clearly illuminating—and required reading for those seriously interested in the interplay between literature, ethics, and morality.” —<i>Kirkus Reviews</i><br /> <br /> “[Berry’s] poems, novels and essays . . . are probably the most sustained contemporary articulation of... Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2021-11-04 13:21:58. https://samples.overdrive.com/standing-by-words?.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/standing-by-words?.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/standing-by-words?.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)