Lawrence Ferlinghetti lights out for the territories with Book I of
his own born-in-the-U.S.A. epic, "Americus,"
Describing "Americus" as "part documentary, part public
pillow-talk, part personal epic--a descant, a canto unsung, a banal
history, a true fiction, lyric and political," Ferlinghetti
combines "universal texts, snatches of song, words or phrases,
murmuring of love or hate, from Lotte Lenya to the latest soul
singer, sayings and shibboleths from Yogi Berra to the National
Anthem, the Gettysburg Address or the Ginsberg Address, that haunt
our nocturnal imagination." This book is a wake-up call that breaks
new ground in the grand tradition of Whitman, W.C. Williams,
Charles Olson, and Ezra Pound, as Ferlinghetti cruises our literary
and political landscapes, past and present, to create an
autobiography of American consciousness.
General
| Imprint: |
New Directions Publishing Corporation
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| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
October 2005 |
| First published: |
September 2005 |
| Authors: |
Lawrence Ferlinghetti
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| Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 8mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
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| Pages: |
96 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-8112-1641-8 |
| Categories: |
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| LSN: |
0-8112-1641-1 |
| Barcode: |
9780811216418 |
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