Mary Ann Caws is distinguished professor emerita of comparative literature, English, and French at the Graduate School of the City University of New York. She is an Officer in the Palmes Acad�miques, a Chevalier in the Ordre des Arts et Lettres, and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She is the author of many books, including Creative Gatherings: Meeting Places of Modernism and Mina Loy: Apology of Genius, both also published by Reaktion Books.
"""Caws is renowned for the wit, intelligence, and warmth of her writing and this collection makes it possible for us to explore a wide range of her essays. Revealing the extraordinary variety of her interests, the depth of her knowledge, and perhaps above all her love for the subjects she studies, these essays are not only an outstanding resource for scholars but a joy for everyone to discover or revisit, a cornucopia of insights and revelations.""--Rosemary Lloyd, Rudy Professor Emerita of French, Indiana University, and emeritus fellow in French, Murray Edwards College, Cambridge"