In three hundred varied entries, Gigantic Cinema narrates the weather of a single capricious day, from dawn through rain, volcanic ash, nuclear dust, snow, light, fog, noon, eclipse, hurricane, flood, dusk, night, and back to dawn again. It includes reactions both formal and fleetingāweather rhymes, journals and jottings, diaries and lettersāto the imaginary and actual drama unfolding above our heads.
Ranging from Homerās winds and Ovidās flood to Frank OāHaraās sun, Plinyās reportage on the eruption of Vesuvius to Elizabeth Bishopās āSong for a Rainy Season,ā Gigantic Cinema offers an expansive collection of writing inspired by the commotion of the elements. Rather than drawing attention to authors and titles, entries appear as a medley of voices; as editors Alice Oswald and Paul Keegan write in their stunning introduction, the excerpts ask to be read āwith no hat, no coat, no preconceptions, encountering each voice abruptly, as an exclamation brought on by the weather.ā Assembling a chorus of responses (ancient and modern, East and West) to airās manifold appearances, Gigantic Cinema offers a new perspective on the oldest conversation of all.
This book title, Gigantic Cinema (A Weather Anthology), ISBN: 9780393540758, by Paul Keegan, Alice Oswald, published by W. W. Norton & Company (October 19, 2021) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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