An edition of Howl (1959)

Howl

original draft facsimile, transcript & variant versions, fully annotated by author, with contemporaneous correspondence, account of first public reading, legal skirmishes, precursor texts & bibliography

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An edition of Howl (1959)

Howl

original draft facsimile, transcript & variant versions, fully annotated by author, with contemporaneous correspondence, account of first public reading, legal skirmishes, precursor texts & bibliography

1st ed.

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This annotated version of Ginsberg's classic is the poet's own re-creation of the revolutionary work's composition process, along with anecdotes and an intimate look at the poet's writing techniques.

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Harper & Row
Language
English
Pages
194

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Friends and associates, Technique, Poetry, Facsimiles, Manuscripts, Beat generation, American poetry, Beats (Persons), Poetry (poetic works by one author), Graphic novels, Adaptations, Comic books, strips, Friendship, Howl (Ginsberg, Allen), Motion pictures, united states, Gay men, History

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Cover of: Howl
Howl: a graphic novel
2010, Harper Perennial
in English - 1st ed.
Cover of: Howl
Howl: original draft facsimile, transcript and variant versions, fully annotated by author, with contemporaneous correspondence, account of first public reading, legal skirmishes, precursor texts and bibliography
2006, Harper Perennial Modern Classics
in English - 1st Harper Perennial Modern Classics ed.
Cover of: Howl
Howl: original draft facsimile, transcript & variant versions, fully annotated by author, with contemporaneous correspondence, account of first public reading, legal skirmishes, precursor texts & bibliography
1986, Harper & Row
in English - 1st ed.

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Edition Notes

"Howl was originally published in 1956 by City Lights Books, San Francisco, CA" -- T.p. verso.

"Carl Solomon speaks": p. 111-119.

Includes index.

Bibliography: p. 189-190.

Published in
New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
811/.54
Library of Congress
PS3513.I74 H6 1986, PS3513.I74 H6 1986, PS3513.I74 H6 1995, PS3513.I74H6 1986

The Physical Object

Pagination
xiv, 194 p. :
Number of pages
194

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL18338290M
Internet Archive
howloriginaldraf0000gins_v9g4
ISBN 10
0060156287
LCCN
86045105
OCLC/WorldCat
13667143
LibraryThing
244116
Goodreads
1026806

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Work ID
OL102487W

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