A Coney Island of the Mind

作者 Lawrence Ferlinghetti著
出版社 W.W. Norton & Co.
出版时间 1968年2月
ISBN 9780811200417
定价 119.90

内容简介

Ferlinghettiisanationaltreasure,andhisvoicehasbecomepartofourcollectiveconscience.Someofhismostfamouspoemsfromthiscollectionsuchas"IAmWaiting"and"Junkman'sObbligato"werecreatedforjazzaccompaniment.Writtenintheconservativepost-war1950s,hispoemsstillresonate,astheywillcontinuetoresonate,withajoyfulanti-establishmentfervorthatbeatsarhythmicportraitofhumanity.Ferlinghettisingsofaworldinwhich"theheartflopsover/gasping'Love',""cadillacsfellthruthetreeslikerain,"andwhere"wearethesamepeople/onlyfurtherfromhome/onfreewaysfiftylaneswide."Thisspecial50thAnniversaryEditioncomeswithanewlyrecordedCDoftheauthorreadingthe29poemsofthetitlesectionofAConeyIslandoftheMindaswellasselectionsfromPicturesoftheGoneWorld.

作者简介

LawrenceFerlinghettiwasborninYonkers,NewYork,in1919.AfterreceivinganA.B.degreeinjournalismfromtheUniversityofNorthCarolina,anM.A.fromColumbiaUniversity,andastintintheNavyduringWorldWarII,andafterworkinginthemailroomatTimeMagazineandlivinginPariswherehereceivedaDoctoratdel'UniversitefromtheSorbonne,FerlinghettieventuallysettledinSanFrancisco,whereheandPeterD.Martinfoundedthefirstall-paperbackbookstoreinthecountry,CityLightsBooks.BesidesbeingnamedSanFrancisco'sfirstpoetlaureate,hehasreceivedTheBeforeColumbusFoundation"LifetimeAchievementAward."Mostrecentlyhehasalsobeenwritingaweeklycolumn,“PoetryasNews,”fortheSanFranciscoChronicleBookReview.

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