Ultra-Talk

by Kirby, David

• ISBN13: 9780820329093
• ISBN10: 0820329096
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-03-25
• Publisher: Univ of Georgia Pr

Summary

What makes a cultural phenomenon truly great? For starters, says David Kirby, it must have been embraced repeatedly over time by both the elite and the general public. In Ultra-Talk Kirby looks at a number of "king-sized cultural monuments," revealing at the same time his eclectic critical interest in topics as varied as auto racing, Dante, folk music, food, Leonardo da Vinci, films, poetry, religion, striptease, television, and the internet. Book jacket.

Author Biography

David Kirby is Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor of English at Florida State University. He is the author of many books of poetry and criticism, including The Ha-Ha, My Twentieth Century, and What Is a Book? (Georgia). His poems, reviews, and essays have appeared in the New York Times Book Review, Southern Review, Paris Review, and other publications.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. vii
First Words	p. xi
On Titles	p. xxi
I Shot A Man In Corleone: How Sicily Explained Johnny Cash To Me	p. 1
The Meaning Of Everything	p. 27
Chekhov's Influence On Shakespeare	p. 31
Give Me Life Coarse And Rank	p. 55
An Army Of Chitterlings	p. 74
"Why Does It Always Have To Be A Boy Baby?"	p. 92
The Goat Paths Of Italy: Dante's Search For Beatrice	p. 110
Looking For Leonardo	p. 125
The Naturalist And The Narrative	p. 142
I Brake For Richard Petty: Black Water And Boredom In The Talladega Infield	p. 147
Bang The Drum All Day	p. 159
Shrouded In A Fiery Mist	p. 174
Like A Twin Engine Bomber	p. 189
Poetry, Television, And The World Wide Web: Art In A Time Of Terror	p. 199
I Never Said What They Say I Said, Or Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Pull Quotes But Were Afraid To Ask	p. 211
Mornings With Travis, Evenings With Dick, Or Lucky Buck At The Questura	p. 216
Notes	p. 237
Index	p. 243
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