That This

by Susan Howe

Book Overview

"What treasures of knowledge we cluster around." That This is a collection in three pieces. "Disappearance Approach," an essay about Howe's husband's sudden death--"land of darkness or darkness itself you shadow mouth"--begins the book with paintings by Poussin, an autopsy, Sarah Edwards and her sister-in-law Hannah, phantoms, and elusive remnants. "Frolic Architecture," the second section--inspired by visits to the vast 18th-century Jonathan Edwards...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0811219186
• ISBN13: 9780811219181
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.6" x 8.8"