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9781902881355

Editors: The Best from Five Decades

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  • Copyright: 2001-03-01
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Table of Contents

Editors
On the Factsp. 3
Great and Not So Great Expectations, Noble Savage 3p. 7
Hidden Within Technology's Empire, a Republic of Letters The New York Times, 1999p. 13
Dialogue: As Seen from the Ground, ANONp. 19
Arias
Pains and Gains, Noble Savage 1p. 35
The Seeing Eye, Noble Savage 2p. 39
Doctor of Science, Patient of Poetry, Noble Savage 4p. 43
The 11:59 News, Noble Savage 4p. 47
Obit on a Witness, Noble Savage 4p. 49
Mr. Wollix gets an Honorary Degree, ANONp. 51
Nixon and Hayakawa, ANONp. 57
White House and Artists, Noble Savage 5p. 61
The Poor Man's Civil Defense Manual, Noble Savagep. 65
A Few Notes on the Changing World, Noble Savage 5p. 69
View from Intensive Care, The Republic of Letters 1p. 73
Graven Images, The Republic of Letters 2p. 83
Last Journal--or, Philippics?, The Republic of Letters 2p. 89
Real Life, The Republic of Letters 2p. 95
Of Cars and the Man, The Republic of Letters 3p. 99
Objective Correlative, The Republic of Letters 7p. 105
Archives
Ramblings in Cheapside, Noble Savage 1p. 113
The Portrait of Maurice Magnus, Noble Savage 2p. 125
The Executioner, ANONp. 187
The Interment of Napoleon, The Republic of Letters 4p. 195
Investigations
Notes from the Ground Up, Noble Savage 1p. 215
Critic and Common Reader, Noble Savage 2p. 223
Seven Numbered Notes, Noble Savage 3p. 239
On Being a Poet in America, Noble Savage 5p. 245
The Public Art of Crisis in the Suburbs of Hell, Noble Savage 5p. 255
A Dark Mirror: Reflections on Dementia, The Republic of Letters 2p. 269
Lives
A Year of Disgrace, Noble Savage 3p. 285
Memories of Warsaw, Noble Savage 4p. 317
Mozart, Bostonia, Spring 1992p. 341
With Malice Aforethought, Noble Savage 5p. 355
Sulla and the Satyr, ANONp. 361
What's This Cat's Story? Noble Savage 3p. 367
Ralph Ellison in Tivoli, The Republic of Letters 3p. 389
Stoney Knows How: Life as a Tattoo Artist, The Republic of Letters 6p. 395
The Starched Blue Sky of Spain, Noble Savage 1p. 409
Saul Steinberg, The Republic of Letters 7p. 444
Poems
Life Cycle of Common Man, Noble Savage 1p. 457
The Advance on the Retreat, Noble Savage 4p. 459
Count Nulin, Noble Savage 4p. 461
Message from the City, Noble Savage 5p. 473
What An Old Man Has Left, ANONp. 477
Winterreise, The Republic of Letters 7p. 479
Texts
Cowboys, Noble Savage 1p. 487
Please Don't Kill Anything, Noble Savage 1p. 501
The Scene, Noble Savage 1p. 507
The Self-Made Brain Surgeon, Noble Savage 1p. 521
Friendship, Noble Savage 2p. 537
The Annealing, Noble Savage 2p. 567
An American Fiesta, Noble Savage 2p. 585
Copperskin, Noble Savage 3p. 597
Thursday Out, Noble Savage 3p. 613
Under the Rose, Noble Savage 3p. 623
Death in Miami Beach, Noble Savage 3p. 651
Mephisto's Daughter, Noble Savage 4p. 667
Palante, Noble Savage 4p. 671
Oedipus-Schmoedipus, Noble Savage 4p. 691
An Angelic Visit on Via dei Martiri, Noble Savage 4p. 711
Blackdamp, Noble Savage 4p. 741
A Little Bit of the Old Slap and Tickle, Noble Savage 5p. 755
Dad Among the Troglodytes, or Show Me a Gypsy and I'll Show You a Nut, Noble Savage 5p. 761
Aronesti, Noble Savage 5p. 767
Don Alonso Quixano, Lineal Descendant.., Noble Savage 5p. 781
Glimpse at a Jockey, Noble Savage 5p. 789
Hitler's Mother, Noble Savage 5p. 793
The Line of Fire, Noble Savage 5p. 811
Diderot, Galiani, Lichtenberg: Three Texts, ANONp. 877
Pocket Elephants, ANONp. 889
A Jewish Savant, Bostonia, November 1989p. 909
Distortions or Variations on the Theme of Broca, Bostonia, March 1990p. 919
A Little Learning, Bostonia, May 1990p. 939
Strictly from Hunger (A Torpid Serial), Bostonia, June 1990p. 957
Grace Notes, Bostonia, September 1990p. 971
The Second Life of Gioacchino Rossini, Bostonia, Fall 1992p. 985
Two Old People, Bostonia, Spring 1993p. 1011
Lighea, or the Siren, Bostonia, Spring 1994p. 1023
My Father in the Mirror, The Republic of Letters 3p. 1045
All Marbles Still Accounted For, The Republic of Letters 4p. 1055
The Seduction of My Sister, The Republic of Letters 5p. 1065
Prairie, The Republic of Letters 6p. 1081
Acknowledgementsp. 1099
About the Authorsp. 1101
Index of Authorsp. 1109
About the Editorsp. 1119
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