The Descent of Alette [Paperback]

The Decent Of Alette is a rich odyssey of transformation in the tradition ofThe Inferno. Alice Notley presents a feminist epic: a bold journey into the deeper realms. Alette, the narrator, finds herself underground, deep beneath the city, where spirits and people ride endlessly on subways, not allowed to live in the world above. Traveling deeper and deeper, she is on a journey of continual transformation, encountering a series of figures and undergoing fragmentations and metamorphoses as she seeks to confront the Tyrant and heal the world. Using a new measure, with rhythmic units indicated by quotations marks, Notley has created a spoken text, a rich and mesmerizing work of imagination, mystery, and power.The Descent Of AletteAuthor's Note
The Descent of Alette

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About the Author

Alice Notleyis a poet whose twenty previous titles includeThe Descent of Alette, Beginning with a Stain, Homer's Art, andSelected Poems. She wrote the introduction for her late first husband Ted Berrigan'sSelected Poems. She lives in Paris.US