Lawrence Ferlinghetti: Poet-At-Large

by Larry Smith

Book Overview

This is the first critical study to come to grips with the work of Ferlinghetti, a man who eludes classification because he practices most forms of art, because he is both edu­cated (doctorate from the Sorbonne) and streetwise, and because for more than 25years he has followed the "expansive and dangerous tradition of the poet who boldly seeks Rimbaud's goal 'to change life' through his art."

Explaining his method, Smith notes...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0809311011
• ISBN13: 9780809311019
• Release Date: May 1983
• Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"