{"product_id":"testimony-the-united-states-1885-1915-recitative-9781567925319","title":"Testimony: The United States 1885-1915: Recitative","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA milestone of modern poetry, American history comes to life in the actual words of victims and criminals in its courts.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTaking as its raw material the voices of witnesses, victims, and perpetrators discovered by the author in criminal court transcripts, Charles Reznikoff's book-length poem sets forth a stark panorama of late 19th and early 20th century America--the underside of the Gilded Age, beset by racism and casual violence, poverty and disease. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn radically stripped-down language of tremendous intensity, Reznikoff's poem is an unforgettable reading experience. This edition also includes Reznikoff's prose studies for the poem, unavailable to readers since the 1930s, and a new introduction by critic and essayist Eliot Weinberger.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Charles Reznikoff\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Black Sparrow Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/14\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.8lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781567925319","brand":"Black Sparrow Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42713390579849,"sku":"9781567925319","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_30da5879-145a-458e-8538-874cd89b31a3.jpg?v=1719610118","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/testimony-the-united-states-1885-1915-recitative-9781567925319","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}