{"product_id":"9780063035287_american-melancholy","title":"American Melancholy","description":"\u003cp\u003eA new collection of poetry from an American literary legend, her first in twenty-five years\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoyce Carol Oates is one of our most insightful observers of the human heart and mind, and, with her acute social consciousness, one of the most insistent and inspired witnesses of a shared American history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOates is perhaps best known for her prodigious output of novels and short stories, many of which have become contemporary classics. However, Oates has also always been a faithful writer of poetry. American Melancholy showcases some of her finest work of the last few decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCovering subjects big and small, and written in an immediate and engaging style, this collection touches on both the personal and political. Loss, love, and memory are investigated, along with the upheavals of our modern age, the reality of our current predicaments, and the ravages of poverty, racism, and social unrest. Oates skillfully writes characters ranging from a former doctor at a Chinese People’s Liberation Army hospital to Little Albert, a six-month-old infant who took part in a famous study that revealed evidence of classical conditioning in human beings. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection masterfully explores the dark corners of American history and the human mind:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePsychological Poetry:\u003c\/b\u003e Poems that revisit infamous psychological studies, including the cases of Little Albert and Harlow’s monkeys, to question the nature of fear and cruelty.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAmerican History:\u003c\/b\u003e A fearless look at the ravages of poverty, racism, and social unrest that shape the nation’s conscience.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eUnflinching Portraits:\u003c\/b\u003e Incisive character studies ranging from Marlon Brando in Hell to a former doctor in a Chinese People’s Liberation Army hospital.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eLyrical and Political:\u003c\/b\u003e The first collection in twenty-five years from a National Book Award winner, where personal loss, love, and memory are woven with the political upheavals of our modern age.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Joyce Carol Oates","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46905590677653,"sku":"9780063035287","price":11.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780063035287.jpg?v=1776889913","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780063035287_american-melancholy","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}