{"product_id":"the-laughing-string-thoughts-on-writing-paperback","title":"The Laughing String: Thoughts on Writing - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStephen Evans\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Laughing String \u003c\/em\u003ecollects author and playwright Stephen Evans' thoughts on writing and the writing life: what inspires him, what confuses him, and what makes him smile.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe title comes from a poem by W. B. Yeats: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Bred to a harder thing\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThan Triumph, turn away\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnd like a laughing string\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhereon mad fingers play\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAmid a place of stone, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBe secret and exult, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBecause of all things known\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThat is most difficult.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis new edition includes an appendix containing the author's undergraduate thesis entitled \"A Phenomenology of Art\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 174\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 21, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53849886228787,"sku":"9781953725639","price":21.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/kP0Bk0IAnf9781953725639.webp?v=1786587489","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-laughing-string-thoughts-on-writing-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}