Ginsberg, Allen

Howl (Pocket Poets)

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ISBN 13:: 9780872863101
author:: Ginsberg, Allen
format:: HardBack
publisher:: City Lights Books
language:: English
Publication Year:: 1996
Pages:: 56
Dimensions:: 12.95 x 1.02 x 16.51 centimetres
Genre:: Poetry texts & anthologies
Condition:: New
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£11.31

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Allen Ginsberg's seminal poetry collection, Howl, was first published in 1956 and has since become an iconic representation of sixties radicalism. The book's publication sparked controversy, with copies being impounded as obscene and its publisher, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, facing arrest. Despite this, the court case ultimately found in Ginsberg's favour, bringing both the poet and the book to a wider audience. The poem's impact on culture is still evident today, as Czeslaw Milosz's poetic tribute attests: "Your blasphemous howl still resounds in a neon desert where the human tribe wanders, sentenced to unreality". This powerful work of poetry continues to be studied and appreciated for its unflinching exploration of themes that challenge societal norms. With 56 pages of thought-provoking verse, this anniversary edition of Howl is an essential addition to any poetry collection.

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