The Sleep of Reason

By David Gewanter

Book Overview

The Sleep of Reason plunges us into a macabre world where good impulses bring on evil consequences--a world not unlike our own. In David Gewanter's alternately delightful and startling poems, allegory comes alive and stalks a bookstore's musty aisles, comedians eviscerate their families for a laugh, lovers love each other for withholding affection, and theaters collapse on audiences hungry for spectacle. Amidst such surreal subjects, Gewanter's delicate musicality and keen sense of humor sparkle; his inquisition regarding a fallen world becomes a dark comedy of errors haunted by the most unexpected characters--from JFK Jr. to Tacitus, Redd Foxx to General Motors, Mariah Carey to 100 rabbits with herpes. An offbeat satire for an off-kilter age, The Sleep of Reason offers an incisive guide to moral behavior in an immoral world.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226289745
• ISBN13: 9780226289748
• Release Date: October 2003
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 72 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 8.5"