THE HISTORY of the/my WORLD provides a striking alternative to the familiar telling of historical events. Johanna Drucker's account of mythic and major moments in the course of western civilzation marches roughshod over received traditions. When before has anyone called Alexander the Great by a diminutive of his first name? Or published a documentary photograph of the Last Supper? Or of Moses taking his first tentative steps into the waters of the Red Sea? This work interweaves references and irreverence, humor and insight, ...
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THE HISTORY of the/my WORLD provides a striking alternative to the familiar telling of historical events. Johanna Drucker's account of mythic and major moments in the course of western civilzation marches roughshod over received traditions. When before has anyone called Alexander the Great by a diminutive of his first name? Or published a documentary photograph of the Last Supper? Or of Moses taking his first tentative steps into the waters of the Red Sea? This work interweaves references and irreverence, humor and insight, poetic language and an eclectic imagination. The combination of typographic innovation, visual puns, and linguistic play are unique elements of Drucker's style. A richly suggestive work combining the intersection of official history and individual memory, this work will permanently change your image of what comes after the opening line, In the beginning....
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Text block, boards and binding are pristine. Dust wrapper in fine, like new condition. Well packaged and promptly shipped from California. US veteran operated.
