内容简介
DescriptionofthisBookAnnLauterbach'sfifthcollectiontakesitstitlefromEmerson'sgreatessay,Experience:Wheredowefindourselves?heasks.Lauterbach'sstairsitsprecariouslybetweenaquestforspiritualvitalityandasenseoftheoverwhelmingmaterialityofourworld.Identifyingwiththeclown,thenomad,andthethief--figureswhoseghostlymarginalityhauntthisbook--Lauterbachbringsus,withadazzlingrangeofformalandimagisticresources,toanewunderstandingofhowlanguageinscribestherelationshipbetweenself-knowledgeandculturalmeaning.