| Lost Originals Contributor(s): Goldstein, David B. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1771662727 ISBN-13: 9781771662727 Publisher: Book*hug Press OUR PRICE: $16.20 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | Canadian |
| Dewey: 811.6 |
| LCCN: 2016364110 |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 5.5" W x 8.6" (0.40 lbs) 116 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Canadian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Translation is the extrovert, metaphor the introvert. Without translation, there is no communication. Without metaphor, there is no art. Lost Originals, the latest collection of poetry from writer and scholar David Goldstein, explores the potential of metaphoric translation to contribute to a conversation about originality, the power of objects, and the boundaries of poetry and language. Taking as his foundation the notion that every act of speaking is a translation from one sort of experience to another, Goldstein's innovative poetic 'experiment' represent an elegy for a series of lost originals a group of objects and experiences that can only be accessed through language. In this way, Goldstein's encounters with a menagerie of objects and sources--from porcelain figurines and maps, to computer-generated email spam and journalism about sharks--yield a myriad of voices, giving metaphorical speech to the unspeaking or unspoken, and at the same time, uncovering a surprising beauty in language normally viewed as impenetrable or utilitarian. |
Contributor Bio(s): Goldstein, David B.: - David B. Goldstein is the author of a previous poetry collection, LAWS OF REST (BookThug, 2013), a book of criticism, Eating and Ethics in Shakespeare's England (Cambridge, 2013), and two chapbooks, the most recent of which is Object Permanence (Ugly Duckling, 2015). The recipient of numerous grants and awards, including the Shakespeare's Globe Book Award, Goldstein lives with his family in Toronto, where he is Associate Professor of English at York University.Goldstein, David B.: - David B. Goldstein is the author of a previous poetry collection, LAWS OF REST (BookThug, 2013), a book of criticism, Eating and Ethics in Shakespeare's England (Cambridge, 2013), and two chapbooks, the most recent of which is Object Permanence (Ugly Duckling, 2015). The recipient of numerous grants and awards, including the Shakespeare's Globe Book Award, Goldstein lives with his family in Toronto, where he is Associate Professor of English at York University. |