{"product_id":"9780062362292","title":"The Essential Ginsberg","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFeaturing the legendary and groundbreaking poem \"Howl,\" this remarkable volume showcases a selection of Allen Ginsberg's poems, songs, essays, letters, journals, and interviews and contains sixteen pages of his personal photographs.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the Beat Generation's most renowned poets and writers, Allen Ginsberg became internationally famous not only for his published works but for his actions as a human rights activist who championed the sexual revolution, human rights, gay liberation, Buddhism and eastern religion, and the confrontation of societal norms-all before it became fashionable to do so. He was also the dynamic leader of war protesters, artists, Flower Power hippies, musicians, punks, and political radicals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Essential Ginsberg\u003c\/i\u003e collects a mosaic of materials that displays the full range of Ginsberg's mental landscape. His most important poems, \"Howl\" and \"Kaddish,\" are presented here along with lesser-known and difficult to find songs and prose. Personal correspondence with William Burroughs and Jack Kerouac is included as well as photographs-shot and captioned by Ginsberg himself-of his friends and fellow rogues William Burroughs, Neal Cassady, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough his essays, journals, interviews, and letters, this definitive volume will inspire readers to delve deeper into a body of work that remains one of the most impressive literary canons in American history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis career-spanning collection reveals the raw honesty and prophetic vision of a 20th-century literary icon:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCounterculture Writing:\u003c\/b\u003e Experience the revolutionary verse that defined a generation, including the complete texts of the legendary poems \"Howl\" and \"Kaddish.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Beat Generation Circle:\u003c\/b\u003e Explore personal correspondence that reveals the intimate friendships and creative collaborations between Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac, and William S. Burroughs.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBuddhism and Spirituality:\u003c\/b\u003e Trace Ginsberg's evolution from a fiery protestor to a student of Eastern religion through his deeply personal essays, interviews, and journals.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFrom the Personal Archives:\u003c\/b\u003e See the Beat Generation through Ginsberg's own eyes with sixteen pages of rare photographs, shot and captioned by the poet himself.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46326180610289,"sku":"9780062362292","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/5433\/7265\/files\/9780062362292_p0.jpg?v=1765943838","url":"https:\/\/shop.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780062362292","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","version":"1.0","type":"link"}