The Real Work Interviews & Talks, 1964-1979
The Real Work Interviews & Talks, 1964-1979 by Gary Snyder is a collection published by New Directions Publishing in 1980. This first paperback edition spans 189 pages and is presented in English. The book compiles a series of interviews and talks that reflect on the cultural and philosophical landscape of the Sierra Nevada foothills during the 1970s, offering insights into Snyder’s thoughts and experiences over a fifteen-year period from 1964 to 1979.
Readers will find a diverse range of discussions that explore themes of biography, literary criticism, and philosophy. The exchanges are characterized by a “poetics of process,” showcasing Snyder’s engaging and thoughtful dialogue. The collection includes contributions from various publications, such as the Berkeley Barb and The New York Quarterly, providing a multifaceted view of Snyder’s perspectives on poetry and Zen. This edition serves as a valuable resource for those interested in the intersection of literature and philosophy during a transformative era in American culture.
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The Real Work is the second volume of Gary Snyder’s prose to be published by New Directions. Where his earlier Earth House Hold(1969) heralded the tribalism of the “coming revolution,” the interviews in The Real Work focus on the living out of that process in a particular place and time–the Sierra Nevada foothills of Northern California in the 1970s. The talks and interviews collected here range over fifteen years (1964-79) and encompass styles as different as those of the Berkeley Barb and The New York Quarterly. A “poetics of process” characterizes these exchanges, but in the words of editor Mclean, their chief attraction is “good, plain talk with a man who has a lively and very subtle mind and a wide range of experience and knowledge.”
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