{"product_id":"9781771800167","title":"Caravaggio's Dagger: A pursuit of right action","description":"Many come to evil; many others search for a different way to be. Animated by the work of Caravaggio, Hendrik Slegtenhorst’s poems inquire, what is a pursuit of right action?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCaravaggio, the murderous, brilliant 16th-century painter, depicted the decapitation of John the Baptist at the moment the act is botched: jugular severed, head attached, the saint in agony – an exemplification of humanity’s predilections.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEarly on, Slegtenhorst accepted Somerset Maugham’s admonition of the error of adopting a course of action thought to be right, even though we knew it could not bring us happiness, ever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the central theme to Caravaggio’s Dagger, a distillation of poems from several earlier books that measures aspects of the author’s own life and awareness as a distinct individual animated by Canada and culture and guided by integrity and reason.","brand":"Iguana Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47139892134128,"sku":"9781771800167","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781771800167_p0.jpg?v=1763709236","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781771800167","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}