Allen Ginsberg’s Translations of Apollinaire and Genet in the Development of his Poetics of ‘Open Secrecy’

Lane, Veronique (2016) Allen Ginsberg’s Translations of Apollinaire and Genet in the Development of his Poetics of ‘Open Secrecy’. CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture, 18 (5). ISSN 1481-4374

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Abstract

The journals, letters and poems of Allen Ginsberg are marked by constant reference to literary models that give just as much weight to French as to American writers. Focusing on his long involvement with Guillaume Apollinaire and Jean Genet’s works, this article argues that Ginsberg meticulously constructed the genealogy of his poetry through a threefold strategy of literary quotation, translation and encryption. Uncovering this strategy through analysis of “Howl,” “At Apollinaire’s Grave,” and “Death to Van Gogh’s Ear!” does more than simply nuance or deepen our understanding of Ginsberg’s work in the 1950s; it reveals that it was largely through his engagement with French literature that he developed the very aesthetic and hermeneutic method of his poetry.

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Journal Article
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CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture
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88008
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06 Oct 2017 19:37
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Yes
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Published
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