{"product_id":"unoriginal-genius-9780226660615","title":"Unoriginal Genius","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat is the place of individual genius in a global world of hyper-information - a world in which, as Walter Benjamin predicted more than seventy years ago, everyone is potentially an author? This title explores this intriguing development in contemporary poetry: the embrace of 'unoriginal' writing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Unoriginal Genius showcases, yet again, why Marjorie Perloff is the Peggy Guggenheim for the avant-garde in poetry. She demonstrates why lauded, modern poets (many of whom have questioned the values of both 'the original' and 'the creative') might prefer instead to 'cheat' on their assignments by handing in poems that steal words and remix lines, verbatim, from the databases of the dejadit. I recommend that every genius read this omnibus - then copy its poetics.\" - Christian Bok, University of Calgary\"","brand":"The University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400080957783,"sku":"9780226660615","price":76.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780226660615.jpg?v=1730469653","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/unoriginal-genius-9780226660615","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}