{"product_id":"technicians-of-the-sacred-third-edition-9780520290723","title":"Technicians of the Sacred Third Edition","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHailed by Robert Creeley as both a deeply useful book and an unequivocal delight and by the LA Times Book Review as one of the hundred most recommended American books of the late 20th century, Jerome Rothenberg's landmark anthology Technicians of the Sacred has educated and inspired generations of poets, artists, musicians, and other readers, exposing them to the multiple possibilities of poetry throughout the world. Juxtaposing primitive and archaic works of art from many cultures with each other and with avant-garde and experimental poetry, Jerome Rothenberg contends that literature extends beyond specific temporal and geographic boundaries, while acting as a retort to those who would call that larger humanity into question. A half-century since its original publication, this revised and expanded third edition provides readers with a wealth of newly gathered and translated texts from recently reinvigorated indigenous cultures, bringing the volume into the present and further extending the range and depth of what we recognize and read as poetry.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"If there is anyone out there struggling to write lyrics, get your hands on this book; immerse yourselves in it, live inside it for a while, free your mind, and you will emerge brimming with ideas.\"  * Nick Cave *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE PRE-FACES\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Pre-Face (2017)\u003cbr\u003e Pre-Face (1984)\u003cbr\u003e Pre-Face (1967)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e THE TEXTS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Origins \u0026amp; Namings\u003cbr\u003e Visions \u0026amp; Spels\u003cbr\u003e Death \u0026amp; Defeat\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Book of Events (I)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Book of Events (II)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Africa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e America\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Asia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Europe \u0026amp; The Ancient Near East\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Oceania\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Survivals \u0026amp; Revivals\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e THE STATEMENTS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e THE COMMENTARIES\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e POST-FACE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ACKNOWLEDGMENTS","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48733840408919,"sku":"9780520290723","price":30.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780520290723.jpg?v=1720001856","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/technicians-of-the-sacred-third-edition-9780520290723","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}