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Howl on Trial: The Battle for Free Expression
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Description for Howl on Trial: The Battle for Free Expression
Paperback. The inside story of the publication and defense of Howl in correspondence, documents, and photographs. Editor(s): Morgan, Bill. Num Pages: 224 pages, 12 B&W photographs. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 278.
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Howl and Other Poems, with nearly one million copies in print, City Lights presents the story of editing, publishing, and defending Allen Ginsberg's landmark poem within a broader context of obscenity issues and censorship of literary works. This collection begins with an introduction by publisher Lawrence Ferlinghetti, who shares his memories of hearing "Howl" first read at the 6 Gallery, of his arrest, and the subsequent legal defense of Howl's publication. Never-before--published correspondence of Ginsberg, Ferlinghetti, Kerouac, Gregory Corso, John Hollander, Richard Eberhart, and others provides an in-depth commentary on the poem's ethi-cal intent ... Read more
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Howl and Other Poems, with nearly one million copies in print, City Lights presents the story of editing, publishing, and defending Allen Ginsberg's landmark poem within a broader context of obscenity issues and censorship of literary works. This collection begins with an introduction by publisher Lawrence Ferlinghetti, who shares his memories of hearing "Howl" first read at the 6 Gallery, of his arrest, and the subsequent legal defense of Howl's publication. Never-before--published correspondence of Ginsberg, Ferlinghetti, Kerouac, Gregory Corso, John Hollander, Richard Eberhart, and others provides an in-depth commentary on the poem's ethi-cal intent ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
City Lights Publishers
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Monroe, OR, United States
ISBN
9780872864795
SKU
V9780872864795
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99-15
About
Bill Morgan is a painter and archival consultant working in New York City. He is the author of The Beat Generation in San Francisco: A Walking Tour of Jack Kerouac's City and a new biography of Allen Ginsberg, I Celebrate Myself.
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