{"product_id":"9781438461144","title":"Dead Reckoning: Transatlantic Passages on Europe and America","description":"\u003ci\u003eA poet and essayist attempt to find their bearings in a civilization lost at sea.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDead reckoning is the nautical term for calculating a ship’s position using the distance and direction traveled rather than instruments or astronomical observation. For those still recovering from the atrocities of the twentieth century, however, the term has an even grimmer meaning: toting up the butcher’s bill of war and genocide.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs its title suggests, \u003ci\u003eDead Reckoning\u003c\/i\u003e is an attempt to find our bearings in a civilization lost at sea. Conducted in the shadow of the centennial of the First World War, this dialogue between Romanian American poet Andrei Guruianu and Italian American essayist Anthony Di Renzo asks whether Western culture will successfully navigate the difficult waters of the new millennium or shipwreck itself on the mistakes of the past two centuries. Using historical and contemporary examples, they explore such topics as the limitations of memory, the transience of existence, the futility of history, and the difficulties of making art and meaning in the twenty-first century.","brand":"State University of New York Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47174112215280,"sku":"9781438461144","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781438461144_p0.jpg?v=1763755190","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781438461144","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}