Review
“A serious study of a roustabout ragamuffin of a poet who still has the gift to warm us and illuminate us with his combination of classical beat primitivism.” —Beat Scene
“Skau provides the first full-length treatment of the work of the only of the four major Beat writers still living. Corso’s work has been denied for much too long. Skau’s approach is thematic: he deals with Corso’s use of imagination, death, and comedy; with his rebellious persona; and with his poetics.”—Choice
“In deft prose, Skau traces the main themes of Corso’s work, exploring entirely new avenues in several chapters, and provides the first thorough bibliography (seventy pages in length) in thirty years. . . . Skau’s book is a major achievement and ought to provide a point of entry for a deeper reading of Corso’s work among his fans, and ought to help scholars, as well, assess Corso’s unique and controversial output within the Beat movement and within the postmodern canon.”—Literary Research
Product Description
Using a number of critical approaches, this text examines Gregory Corso's complex imagination, his humour, and his poetic techniques in dealing with America, the Beat generation and death.
