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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 811.54
EAN: 9780809327553
Edition: 1st
ISBN: 0809327554
Label: Southern Illinois University Press
Manufacturer: Southern Illinois University Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 280
Publication Date: June 19, 2007
Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
Release Date: June 06, 2007
Studio: Southern Illinois University Press
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Allen Ginsberg’s Buddhist Poetics revives questions of poetics, religious authenticity, and political efficacy in Ginsberg's prophetic poetry. Author Tony Trigilio examines Ginsberg's Buddhism as an imperfect but deepening influence on the major poems of his career.
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At last, a book on Allen Ginsberg that actually reads his poems closely AND discusses in depth their religious, spiritual, literary, and historical influences.
Trigilio doesn't recycle old anecdotes or ride the wave of Beat mythmaking -- like too many studies of the Beats do. He treats Ginsberg like the experimental poet that he was, and puts his work in the larger context of contemporary American poetry.
It's a challenging book, but Trigilio manages a great balance ... Read More
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Dewey Decimal Number: 811.54
EAN: 9780809327553
Edition: 1st
ISBN: 0809327554
Label: Southern Illinois University Press
Manufacturer: Southern Illinois University Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 280
Publication Date: June 19, 2007
Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
Release Date: June 06, 2007
Studio: Southern Illinois University Press