Ginsberg, Allen

Ginsberg, Allen
(b. 1926)
   American poet. Ginsberg was born in Newark, New Jersey and was educated at Columbia University. He was a key figure of the ‘beat-generation’ of the 1950s and the counter-culture movements of the Sixties. He was closely involved with William Burroughs and Jack Kerouac and was part of the homosexual and drug scene of the period. Later he was King of the May in Prague in 1965 and an organizer of the 1967 San Francisco Be-In. His poem Howl was censored by the United States government and made him a national celebrity. Other works include Empty Mirror (1960), Kaddish (1961) - a lament for the death of his mother, Planet News (1968), Indian Journals (1970) and the Fall of America (1973) which won the National Book Award. His Collected Poems were published in 1984.

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  • Ginsberg, Allen — (1926–1997)    Along with Gary Snyder, Allen Ginsberg is the central poet of the Beat Generation and is one of the most popular U.S. poets of the 20th century. He also served as a de facto literary agent for many Beat writers, as an intermediary… …   Encyclopedia of Beat Literature

  • Ginsberg, Allen — ▪ 1998       American poet (b. June 3, 1926, Newark, N.J. d. April 5, 1997, New York, N.Y.), was the poet laureate of the cultural movement in the 1950s whose members were known as the Beat Generation, disaffected antiestablishment writers whose… …   Universalium

  • Ginsberg,Allen — Gins·berg (gĭnzʹbərg), Allen. 1926 1997. American poet and a leading figure of the Beat Generation. Known for his long incantatory works, his books include Howl (1956) and Kaddish (1961). * * * …   Universalium

  • Ginsberg, Allen (Irwin) — born June 3, 1926, Newark, N.J., U.S. died April 5, 1997, New York, N.Y. U.S. poet. Ginsberg was the son of a poet. He attended Columbia University, where he met Jack Kerouac. His epic poem Howl (1956), a denunciation of the failings of American… …   Universalium

  • Ginsberg, Allen (Irwin) — (3 jun. 1926, Newark, N.J., EE.UU.–5 abr. 1997, Nueva York, N.Y.). Poeta estadounidense. Ginsberg fue hijo de un poeta. Asistió a la Universidad de Columbia, donde conoció a Jack Kerouac. Su poema épico Aullido (1956), denuncia de los defectos de …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Ginsberg, Allen — (1926 97)    American poet. He was born in Newark, New Jersey. His work includes Kaddish …   Dictionary of Jewish Biography

  • Ginsberg, Allen — ► (1926 97) Poeta estadounidense. Obras: Aullido y otros poemas (1956) y Las cartas de Yage (1963), entre otras …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Ginsberg, Allen —  (1926–1997) American Beat poet …   Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

  • Ginsberg, Allen —    см. Гинсберг, Аллен …   Писатели США. Краткие творческие биографии

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