The Wisdom of the Heart

Henry Miller

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New Directions Press
20 January 2017

Literature, Poetry & Criticism; Literary essays

"In this selection of stories and essays, Henry Miller elucidates, revels, and soars, showing his command over a wide range of moods, styles, and subject matters. Writing ""from the heart,"" always with a refreshing lack of reticence, Miller involves the reader directly in his thoughts and feelings. ""His real aim,"" Karl Shapiro has written, ""is to find the living core of our world whenever it survives and in whatever manifestation, in art, in literature, in human behavior itself. It is then that he sings, praises, and shouts at the top of his lungs with the uncontainable hilarity he is famous for."" ?

Here are some of Henry Miller's best-known writings: an essay on the photographer Brassai; ""Reflections on Writing,"" in which Miller examines his own position as a writer; ""Seraphita"" and ""Balzac and His Double,"" on the works of other writers; and ""The Alcoholic Veteran,"" ""Creative Death,"" ""The Enormous Womb,"" and ""The Philosopher Who Philosophizes."""

By: Henry Miller
Imprint: New Directions Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 261g
ISBN: 9780811222174
ISBN 10: 0811222179
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 20 January 2017
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Henry Miller (1891-1980) was one of the most controversial American novelists during his lifetime. His book, The Tropic of Cancer, was banned in the some U.S. states before being overruled by the Supreme Court. New Directions publishes several of his books.

Reviews for The Wisdom of the Heart

"""I think he's the greatest American writer."" -- Bob Dylan ""Here is an artist who re-establishes the potency of illusion by gaping out at the open wounds, by courting the stern, psychological reality which man seeks to avoid through recourse to the oblique symbolism of art."" -- Anais Nin ""There is an eager vitality and exuberance to the writing which is exhilarating; a rush of spirit into the world as though all the sparkling wines have been uncorked at once; we watchfully hear the language skip, whoop and wheel across Miller's page."" -- William H. Gass - The New York Times Book Review"