Allen Ginsberg's Howl
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Allen Ginsberg's "Howl" is a landmark mid-20th-century American poem of the Beat Generation, renowned for its raw, prophetic style and searing critique of modern industrial society.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Allen Ginsberg's Howl canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Allen Ginsberg's Howl Context triple: [Moloch, appearsIn, Allen Ginsberg's Howl]
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A.
The Howl
The Howl is the energetic and famously raucous student cheering section that supports the University of New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team at their home games.
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Allen Ginsberg
Allen Ginsberg was an influential American poet and leading figure of the Beat movement, best known for his groundbreaking poem "Howl" and his role in 1950s–60s counterculture.
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C.
Lawrence Ferlinghetti
Lawrence Ferlinghetti was an influential American poet, painter, and co-founder of San Francisco’s City Lights Booksellers & Publishers, known for championing Beat literature and free expression.
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D.
Portrait of Walt Whitman
Portrait of Walt Whitman is a painted likeness of the famed American poet Walt Whitman by American artist John White Alexander, noted for its evocative, atmospheric style.
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E.
The Collected Poems of Sylvia Plath
The Collected Poems of Sylvia Plath is a posthumously published volume that gathers the complete poetic works of the American poet Sylvia Plath, showcasing her development from early writings to her most famous and final poems.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Allen Ginsberg's Howl Target entity description: Allen Ginsberg's "Howl" is a landmark mid-20th-century American poem of the Beat Generation, renowned for its raw, prophetic style and searing critique of modern industrial society.
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A.
The Howl
The Howl is the energetic and famously raucous student cheering section that supports the University of New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team at their home games.
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B.
Allen Ginsberg
Allen Ginsberg was an influential American poet and leading figure of the Beat movement, best known for his groundbreaking poem "Howl" and his role in 1950s–60s counterculture.
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C.
Lawrence Ferlinghetti
Lawrence Ferlinghetti was an influential American poet, painter, and co-founder of San Francisco’s City Lights Booksellers & Publishers, known for championing Beat literature and free expression.
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D.
Portrait of Walt Whitman
Portrait of Walt Whitman is a painted likeness of the famed American poet Walt Whitman by American artist John White Alexander, noted for its evocative, atmospheric style.
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E.
The Collected Poems of Sylvia Plath
The Collected Poems of Sylvia Plath is a posthumously published volume that gathers the complete poetic works of the American poet Sylvia Plath, showcasing her development from early writings to her most famous and final poems.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Beat Generation work
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poem ⓘ |
| author | Allen Ginsberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| culturalStatus |
iconic text of the Beat Generation
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landmark of 20th-century American poetry ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Carl Solomon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Lawrence Ferlinghetti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1956 ⓘ |
| firstPublicReadingDate | 1955-10-07 GENERATED ⓘ |
| firstPublicReadingPlace | Six Gallery, San Francisco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Howl and Other Poems NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| form | free verse ⓘ |
| genre |
Beat poetry
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confessional poetry ⓘ |
| hasSection |
Footnote to Howl
NERFINISHED
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Part I ⓘ Part II NERFINISHED ⓘ Part III ⓘ |
| influenced |
American counterculture of the 1960s
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confessional poetry movement ⓘ contemporary performance poetry ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Walt Whitman
NERFINISHED
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William Blake NERFINISHED ⓘ biblical cadences ⓘ jazz improvisation ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalCase | People v. Ferlinghetti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalOutcome | ruled not obscene ⓘ |
| legalSignificance | expanded freedom of expression for literature in the United States ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Beat Generation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meter | non-metrical ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
explicit references to homosexuality
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use of taboo language ⓘ |
| notableImage | Moloch as symbol of destructive industrial civilization ⓘ |
| openingLine | I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness, starving hysterical naked ⓘ |
| publisher | City Lights Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sectionCount | 3 ⓘ |
| setting | postwar American urban landscape ⓘ |
| structure | three main sections and a footnote ⓘ |
| style |
anaphora and repetition
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long-breathed lines ⓘ oral, performative delivery ⓘ prophetic tone ⓘ |
| subjectOf | obscenity trial in the United States ⓘ |
| theme |
alienation in urban life
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conformity and repression ⓘ critique of modern industrial society ⓘ drug use and altered states ⓘ madness and sanity ⓘ sexual freedom ⓘ spiritual quest ⓘ |
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