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The Art of Theater IX

by John Guare

The Paris Review, Winter 1992, pp. 69-103

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    1. The Plato Club by James Merrill and David Jackson, pp. 14-84
    2. All Saints' Day by Jean Rouaud, pp. 85-88
    3. The Hunter by Tomaz Salamun, p. 89
    4. Two Poems by Peter Redgrave, pp. 90-93
    5. Five Poems by Eugenio Montale, pp. 94-98
    6. Marie by Edward Jones, pp. 99-116
    7. Interview by Claude Simon, pp. 117-136
    8. Sportsman's Paradise by Nancy Lemann, pp. 137-151
    9. The Privacy of Women by Rodney Jones, pp. 152-159
    10. Grimalkin by Thomas Lynch, pp. 160-161
    11. Fornacette, 1990, Spring by Jacqueline Osherow, pp. 162-165
    12. Two Poems by Henri Cole, pp. 166-168
    13. Art by Jan Groover, pp. 169-177
    14. Portrait of the Yellow Apricot Tree by Norman Manea, pp. 178-189
    15. Filming Jocasta by Laurie Sheck, pp. 190-191
    16. Alone at Last by Gerrit Henry, pp. 192-194
    17. Liberators by Karl Kirchwey, pp. 195-196
    18. New Age by Robert Levy, p. 197
    19. The Truth about Everything by Robert Bensen, pp. 198-201
    20. Eight Poems by Paol Keineg, pp. 202-206
    21. Fra Lippo Lippi and the Vision of Henley by Carl Phillips, p. 207
    22. Lines from Inside an Empire by Daniel Wolff, p. 207
    23. Four Poems by Yehuda Amichai, pp. 208-212
    24. Interview by Yehuda Amichai, pp. 213-252
    25. from 1992 by Alfred Corn, pp. 253-265
    26. Three Poems by August Kleinzahler, pp. 266-269
    27. Two Poems by Cynthia Zarin, pp. 270-272
    28. Two Poems by Baron Wormser, pp. 273-275
    29. The Meniscus by Alan Michael Parker, pp. 276-277
    30. On the Adolescence of Middle-aged Boys by George Konrad, pp. 278-294
    31. Notes on Contributors, pp. 295-306
    32. Cover "Anchor in Sand," 1991 by Edward Ruscha
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    Summer 1992 Issue = 32 Articles
    1. A Borderline Case by Joanna Scott, pp. 12-30
    2. Three Poems by May Sarton, pp. 31-33
    3. Under the Glass Bell by Maja Herman, p. 34
    4. The Moths by James Laughlin, pp. 35-36
    5. sestina with interview by Oskar Pastior, pp. 37-38
    6. Years Ago by Mark Halliday, pp. 39-40
    7. The God-like Flash by Uli Becker, pp. 41-42
    8. The Land of Mashriq by Naguib Mahfouz, pp. 43-50
    9. Interview by Naguib Mahfouz, pp. 51-73
    10. Two Poems by John Ashbery, pp. 74-77
    11. Two Poems by Nicholas Samaras, pp. 78-83
    12. Gannet by Joy Dworkin, pp. 84-85
    13. In Company by Donald Revell, pp. 86-92
    14. Horologe by Brooks Haxton, p. 93
    15. Civilization and its Discontents by Ian Ganassi, pp. 94-95
    16. The Plum-Shaped Heart by Charlie Smith, pp. 96-97
    17. The Wild Irises by Michael Fried, p. 98
    18. Arcady: or A Night Out by Henry Green, pp. 99-100
    19. Art by Jack Pierson, pp. 101-109
    20. Inferno: Canto XXVIII by Dante Alighieri, pp. 110-115
    21. Archipelago by Arthur Sze, pp. 116-124
    22. From the Museum by Greg Miller, p. 125
    23. Wanting His Child by Enid Shomer, p. 126
    24. Dark Harvest by John Tranter, pp. 127-132
    25. Ideal City by Linda Pastan, p. 133
    26. The Journey of Barbarus by Otto Orban, p. 134
    27. Homecoming by Tom Sexton, pp. 135-136
    28. Selected Letters by Delmore Schwartz and James Laughlin, pp. 137-188
    29. The Museum of Clear Ideas or say: Horsecollar's Odes by Donald Hall, pp. 189-213
    30. A Huner Artist by Franz Kafka by Daniel Stern, pp. 214-242
    31. Notes on Contributors, pp. 243-258
    32. Cover "Interior with Built-in Bar," 1991 by Roy Lichtenstein
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    Fall 1992 Issue = 35 Articles
    1. Beverly Home by Denis Johnson, pp. 16-30
    2. Two Poems by Amy Clampitt, pp. 31-38
    3. Two Poems by Stephen Dobyns, pp. 39-42
    4. Two Poems by Toi Derricotte, p. 43
    5. Two Poems by J.D. McClatchy, pp. 44-46
    6. Two Poems by Rachel Hadas, pp. 47-49
    7. The Calling of the Apostle Matthew by James Lasdun, pp. 50-51
    8. Two Men Trading Dance Movements by Sandra McPherson, pp. 52-56
    9. Interview by Italo Calvino, pp. 57-81
    10. Italo Calvino: A Memoir by Pietro Citati, pp. 82-89
    11. Terrific Mother by Lorrie Moore, pp. 90-129
    12. Always in the Head by Patricia Smith, pp. 130-131
    13. Hard Easter, Northwest Montana by David Bottoms, p. 132
    14. Red Blossoms by Nin Andrews, p. 133
    15. Two Poems by Agnieszka Osiecka, pp. 134-135
    16. Two Poems by Stephen Dunn, pp. 136-140
    17. Debates by Susan Wheeler, pp. 141-142
    18. Two Poems by Jovan Hristic, pp. 143-144
    19. Two Poems by Laura Fargas, p. 145
    20. The String Bag by Gunter Grass, pp. 146-154
    21. Art by Craig Roper, pp. 155-162
    22. Two Poems by Chase Twichell, pp. 163-165
    23. Aubade by Richard Tillinghast, p. 166
    24. Two Poems by Lisel Mueller, pp. 167-169
    25. Eve, Learning to Speak by Bruce Beasley, pp. 170-172
    26. Two Poems by Jeremy Reed, pp. 173-175
    27. Two Poems by Jane Hirshfield, pp. 176-177
    28. Two Poems by Mary Oliver, pp. 178-180
    29. Interview by Grace Paley, pp. 181-209
    30. The Cat Inside by William S. Burroughs, p. 210
    31. Two Poems by Marilyn Hacker, pp. 211-214
    32. Ten Poems by Zbigniew Herbert, pp. 215-226
    33. ThE GhoSt of MagNEtism by William T. Vollmann, pp. 227-292
    34. Notes on Contributors, pp. 293-306
    35. Cover "Ocean Surface Woodcut," 1992 by Vija Celmins
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    Winter 1992 Issue = 35 Articles
    1. Spinach by Dan Leone, pp. 14-38
    2. Three Poems by John Hollander, pp. 39-43
    3. Three Poems by T.R. Hummer, pp. 44-47
    4. Six Victims by Carl Buchanan, pp. 48-53
    5. Two Poems by Gail Mazur, pp. 54-56
    6. How to Write a Story by Laura Yeager, pp. 57-68
    7. Interview by John Guare, pp. 69-103
    8. Time Relost by Marcel Proust by Paul West, pp. 104-107
    9. After Our Planet by Mark Strand, pp. 108-111
    10. On a Drawing by Glen Baxter by Robert Phillips, pp. 112-113
    11. Three Poems by Andrew Hudgins, pp. 114-117
    12. Two Poems by Susan Abraham, pp. 118-119
    13. Three Poems by Caroline Knox, pp. 120-123
    14. Three Poems by Steven Graves, pp. 124-127
    15. Art by Zoe Leonard, pp. 128-133
    16. The Interior of North Dakota by Barry Lopez, pp. 134-144
    17. Two Poems by Martha Hollander, pp. 145-147
    18. Three Poems by Sarah Getty, pp. 148-155
    19. Four Poems by Gary Mitchner, pp. 156-159
    20. Four Poems by Maureen Seaton, pp. 160-162
    21. Away from Dogma by Edward Hirsch, pp. 163-166
    22. Interview by Neil Simon, pp. 167-213
    23. Jack and Jill by John Barth, pp. 214-226
    24. Two Poems by Charles Wright, pp. 227-228
    25. Five Poems by Jorge Luis Borges, pp. 229-233
    26. Maria Kodama by Dick Barnes, pp. 234-235
    27. Three Poems by Pam A. Parker, pp. 236-238
    28. Durer's Four Witches by Kenneth Rosen, pp. 239-241
    29. Four Poems by James Laughlin, pp. 242-245
    30. Proust in Bed by J.D. McClatchy, pp. 246-248
    31. Spring Sale at Bendel's by Molly Bendall, pp. 249-251
    32. Platte River by Rick Bass, pp. 252-297
    33. Notice, pp. 298-305
    34. Notes on Contributors, pp. 306-322
    35. Cover "Untitled" by Alexis Rockman
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