William S. Burroughs Cutting Up the Century
Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, American
| Author: | ISBN: | 9780253041357 | |
| Publisher: | Indiana University Press | Publication: | May 17, 2019 |
| Imprint: | Indiana University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | |
| ISBN: | 9780253041357 |
| Publisher: | Indiana University Press |
| Publication: | May 17, 2019 |
| Imprint: | Indiana University Press |
| Language: | English |
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This volume includes original pieces by the most respected scholars, artists, and archivists working on William S. Burroughs today, as well as an interview with Burroughs’ biographer.
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This book is distinct from other volumes in its focus on Burroughs’ cut-up method - a specific method of collage that he used in the composition of several of his novels and most of his graphic work.
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The collection reflects new information that has surfaced since a major collection of the author’s archive was made public by the New York Public Library in 2010. Archival materials, typescripts and collages by Burroughs, are interspersed throughout the collection.
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The editors Joan Hawkins and Alex Wermer-Colan are both well-known experts on Burroughs. Each organized conference events in honor of 100th anniversary of William S. Burroughs’ birth
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This volume includes original pieces by the most respected scholars, artists, and archivists working on William S. Burroughs today, as well as an interview with Burroughs’ biographer.
-
This book is distinct from other volumes in its focus on Burroughs’ cut-up method - a specific method of collage that he used in the composition of several of his novels and most of his graphic work.
-
The collection reflects new information that has surfaced since a major collection of the author’s archive was made public by the New York Public Library in 2010. Archival materials, typescripts and collages by Burroughs, are interspersed throughout the collection.
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The editors Joan Hawkins and Alex Wermer-Colan are both well-known experts on Burroughs. Each organized conference events in honor of 100th anniversary of William S. Burroughs’ birth
