The Essential Ginsberg
-
- Hardcover
- Taschenbuch
- eBook ausgewählt
- Set
-
Form:Einzelkauf Download
-
Sprache:Englisch
- Deutsch 18,99 €
- Englisch 11,59 € ausgewählt
-
Verlag:HarperCollins
- HarperCollins 11,59 € ausgewählt
- Penguin Books Ltd 10,99 €
11,59 €
inkl. gesetzl. MwSt.Beschreibung
Produktdetails
Format
ePUB
Kopierschutz
Nein
Family Sharing
Ja
Text-to-Speech
Ja
Erscheinungsdatum
26.05.2015
Verlag
HarperCollinsSeitenzahl
448 (Printausgabe)
Sprache
Englisch
EAN
9780062362292
Featuring the legendary and groundbreaking poem Howl, this remarkable volume showcases a selection of Allen Ginsberg's poems, songs, essays, letters, journals, and interviews and contains sixteen pages of his personal photographs.
One of the Beat Generation's most renowned poets and writers, Allen Ginsberg became internationally famous not only for his published works but for his actions as a human rights activist who championed the sexual revolution, human rights, gay liberation, Buddhism and eastern religion, and the confrontation of societal normsall before it became fashionable to do so. He was also the dynamic leader of war protesters, artists, Flower Power hippies, musicians, punks, and political radicals.
The Essential Ginsberg collects a mosaic of materials that displays the full range of Ginsberg's mental landscape. His most important poems, Howl and Kaddish, are presented here along with lesser-known and difficult to find songs and prose. Personal correspondence with William Burroughs and Jack Kerouac is included as well as photographsshot and captioned by Ginsberg himselfof his friends and fellow rogues William Burroughs, Neal Cassady, and more.
Through his essays, journals, interviews, and letters, this definitive volume will inspire readers to delve deeper into a body of work that remains one of the most impressive literary canons in American history.
This career-spanning collection reveals the raw honesty and prophetic vision of a 20th-century literary icon:
- Counterculture Writing: Experience the revolutionary verse that defined a generation, including the complete texts of the legendary poems Howl and Kaddish.
- The Beat Generation Circle: Explore personal correspondence that reveals the intimate friendships and creative collaborations between Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac, and William S. Burroughs.
- Buddhism and Spirituality: Trace Ginsberg's evolution from a fiery protestor to a student of Eastern religion through his deeply personal essays, interviews, and journals.
- From the Personal Archives: See the Beat Generation through Ginsberg's own eyes with sixteen pages of rare photographs, shot and captioned by the poet himself.
Kundinnen und Kunden meinen
Zensur der Sprache ist Zensur des Bewusstseins
Loris am 14.01.2023
Bewertungsnummer: 1859716
Bewertet: Buch (Taschenbuch)
Kurze Frage zu unserer Seite
Vielen Dank für Ihr Feedback
Wir nutzen Ihr Feedback, um unsere Produktseiten zu verbessern. Bitte haben Sie Verständnis, dass wir Ihnen keine Rückmeldung geben können. Falls Sie Kontakt mit uns aufnehmen möchten, können Sie sich aber gerne an unseren Kund*innenservice wenden.
zum Kundenservice