Models of the Universe

A comprehensive anthology of one of the world's most fascinating literary hybrids, from its beginnings up to the present day. Drawing both on the prose poem's chronological development and on its polylingual and multicultural manifestations, this book assembles the best examples that can be found, from Turgenev and Baudelaire through Stein and Kafka to Simic and Edson and beyond. This collection should give pleasure and insight to its readers for years to come.