Radiance of Small Things in Ron Rash's Writing

The Radiance of Small Things in Ron Rash's Writing examines how the poet's language bristles with a variety of carefully registered sensory perceptions detailing minute objects, some of which, Fr�d�rique Spill argues, less poetic minds than his might consider insignificant. Through its eleven chapters, each devoted to a different book in order of publication, Spill's study shows how prone Rash is to making violence cohabit with beauty, thus imbuing the dreariest situations with a poignant brightness, an unlikely luminescence.

The overall discussion highlights the evolution of Rash's writing toward a dense inventiveness and a keen poetic awareness of the workings of the natural world, which reaches a peak with the publication of Above the Waterfall. However, readers more particularly interested in one specific book may consult chapters separately. The volume concludes with three interviews with Rash, respectively focusing on novels, short stories, and poetry.

Through close readings and systematic observations of Ron Rash's writing, Spill hopes to illuminate these seemingly insignificant details. They somehow contain larger elements--textual components that could remain unnoticed but might very well prove fraught with significance.

Stralucirea lucrurilor mici din scrierea lui Ron Rash examineaza modul in care limbajul poetului se amesteca cu o varietate de perceptii senzoriale inregistrate cu atentie care detaliaza obiecte minuscule, dintre care unele, sustine Frédrique Spill, minti mai putin poetice decat ar putea sa considere insignifiante. Prin cele unsprezece capitole ale sale, fiecare dedicat unei carti diferite in ordine de publicare, studiul lui Spill arata cat de predispus Rash este de a face violenta sa coabiteze cu frumusetea, impregnand astfel cele mai visate situatii cu o stralucire intensa, o luminescenta putin probabila. Discutia generala evidentiaza evolutia a scrisului lui Rash catre o inventivitate densa si o constientizare poetica ascutita a functionarii lumii naturale, care atinge un varf odata cu publicarea Above the Waterfall.