More than things / Margaret Randall.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Randall, Margaret, 1936-

Standardized Title:

Essays. Selections

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American essays.

American literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (340 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

More Than Things is a collection of essays on a variety of political, cultural, and literary issues, all linked by Margaret Randall's attention to power: its use, misuse, and impact on how we live our lives. There are texts on sex, fashion, food, LGBT rights, automobiles, forgiving, women's self-image, writing, books, and more. Two of the essays provide glimpses into present-day Cuba and Tunisia. She reflects on her family; her romantic partners; and the revolutionaries, writers, artists, and activists she has known personally and admired: Roque Dalton, Meridel LeSueur, and Haydée Santamaría.

Contents:

""Cover ""; ""Title Page ""; ""Copyright Page ""; ""Contents ""; ""List of Illustrations""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction: The Magical Seam""; ""Shaping My Words""; ""Things""; ""Roque Dalton: Myth, Man, Martyr, and Poet Who Defined an Era""; ""Closing the Gap""; ""What's in a Name?""; ""New Map of Wonder to Explore""; ""Horizon""; ""Sex""; ""Wheels""; ""Our Table""; ""What Am I Going to Wear?""; ""Do You Really Believe All That?""; ""The Courage It Takes""; ""Mirror, Mirror on the Wall""; ""Lord Power""; ""There's Plenty of Time for That Later""; ""What Are They Afraid Of?""

""Too Late Because""""Keeping Us Safe""; ""Passports and Me""; ""Forgiver's Dilemma""; ""Going Places""; ""Cuban Postcards""; ""Tunisian Postcards""; ""Goose Quill to Thought- Capture, Stopping at Books""; ""Coyote Grin""; ""Star Built Memory, Last Words of Meridel LeSueur""; ""Not for Myself""; ""Notes""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

9780803249332

0803249330

9780803246973

0803246978

OCLC:

855504618