Gregory Corso

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Gregory Corso Criticism

The critical scholarship surrounding Gregory Corso, a key figure of the Beat Generation, reveals a complex interplay of praise and critique, reflecting his unique position in American literature. Born in 1930, Corso's work has been influenced significantly by fellow Beat poet Allen Ginsberg, and this relationship is evident in both style and thematic exploration. Corso's poetry is characterized by its originality and musicality, often drawing comparisons to jazz in its dynamic spontaneity. His embrace of surreal imagery and personal narrative challenges conventional poetic norms, offering a style that is both sensual and imaginative.

Contents

  • Principal Works
  • Corso, (Nunzio) Gregory (Vol. 1)
  • Corso, (Nunzio) Gregory (Vol. 11)
    • Allen Ginsberg
    • Gerard J. Dullea
  • Corso, Gregory (Nunzio)
    • Review of The Vestal Lady on Brattle
    • Plug, Project, Repeat
    • The Poetry of Gregory Corso
    • Gregory Corso: A Poet, the Beat Way
    • No Marvelous Boys
    • Review of Selected Poems
    • An Urchin Shelley
    • Ginsberg and Corso: Image and Imagination
    • Introductory Shot
    • Gregory Corso: Sources
    • Structuralist Analysis of Poetry: Some Speculations
    • ‘To Dream, Perchance to Be’: Gregory Corso and Imagination
    • Gasoline
    • Awakener to the World
    • ‘The Arcadian Map’: Notes on the Poetry of Gregory Corso
    • Traveling Through the Dark: The Wilderness Surrealism of the Far West
    • Gregory Corso Dies at 70; A Candid-Voiced Beat Poet
  • Further Reading