{"product_id":"let-us-build-us-a-city-paperback","title":"Let Us Build Us a City - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTracy Daugherty\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith \u003ci\u003eLet Us Build Us a City\u003c\/i\u003e Tracy Daugherty considers the principles of literary art in a series of essays that focus on the nature of artistic vision and the creative individual's relationship to the world. The book reads like a master class on writing as practice, while performing a deep reading of art and life and looking to discern why liberal education matters so much to our society. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt its core, \u003ci\u003eLet Us Build Us a City\u003c\/i\u003e is a work of cultural and literary history, combining memoir (of the author's experiences as a student and teacher of literature and writing) with analysis and speculation. Daugherty exploits a variety of forms to explore literary apprenticeship and mentoring, philosophy, politics, metaphysics, and American history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn particular, Daugherty focuses on the creative impulse and the diverse ways in which individual writers apply their imaginations to their craft. Along the way, he offers multiple lace of creative practice within it. \u003ci\u003eLet Us Build Us a City\u003c\/i\u003e is a stirring defense and timely renewal of our national literary vision.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTRACY DAUGHERTY is the author of, most recently, \u003ci\u003eThe Last Love Song: A Biography of Joan Didion\u003c\/i\u003e. He has also published four novels, six short story collections, and a book of personal essays as well as biographies of Donald Barthelme and Joseph Heller. He is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of English and Creative Writing at Oregon State University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 15, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769406619936,"sku":"9780820350813","price":28.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/00524d1246e9d7d37377d7b78d7b541b.webp?v=1780347306","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/let-us-build-us-a-city-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}