The Alphabet

by Ron Silliman

Book Overview

A remarkable and notorious literary achievement

The Alphabet--decades in the making, continually debated, discussed, and imitated since fragments first appeared in the 1970s. Consisting of twenty-six smaller books, one for each letter of the alphabet, it employs language in ways that are startling and innovative. Over the course of the three decades during which it has appeared--in journals, magazines, and as stand-alone volumes--its...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081735493X
• ISBN13: 9780817354930
• Release Date: September 2008
• Publisher: University Alabama Press
• Length: 952 Pages
• Weight: 3.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.3" x 5.0" x 8.4"