Mary McCarthy on William BURROUGHS' Naked Lunch - Encounter Magazine Apr 1963
£ 19.95
For sale is the April 1963 issue (No. 115) of the influential journal Encounter,
edited by Stephen Spender and Melvin J. Lasky. This is a truly landmark issue, capturing a pivotal moment in Cold War-era literature.This edition is essential for anyone interested in the Beat Generation, censorship, and Soviet literature.Highlights include:THE BEAT GENERATION: Features the celebrated and hugely influential essay by esteemed critic Mary McCarthy on William S. Burroughs' controversial masterpiece, "Naked Lunch." This is a vital piece of literary history concerning one of the 20th century's most important and contested novels.SOVIET LITERATURE: A special anthology, "New Voices in Russian Writing," showcasing major poets and authors of the Khrushchev Thaw, including Yevgeni Yevtushenko, Andrei Voznesensky, and Bella Akhmadulina.LITERARY GIANTS AS TRANSLATORS: The Russian anthology features translations by a stellar group that includes W. H. Auden, Stanley Kunitz, and Robert Conquest.ALSO INCLUDES: Essays by political theorist R. H. S. Crossman ("Machine Politics") and academic Noel Annan, plus poetry by Isabella Gardner and Richard Eberhart.A superb collector's item that brings together the Western literary counter-culture and the voices of the Soviet thaw in one historic volume.
edited by Stephen Spender and Melvin J. Lasky. This is a truly landmark issue, capturing a pivotal moment in Cold War-era literature.This edition is essential for anyone interested in the Beat Generation, censorship, and Soviet literature.Highlights include:THE BEAT GENERATION: Features the celebrated and hugely influential essay by esteemed critic Mary McCarthy on William S. Burroughs' controversial masterpiece, "Naked Lunch." This is a vital piece of literary history concerning one of the 20th century's most important and contested novels.SOVIET LITERATURE: A special anthology, "New Voices in Russian Writing," showcasing major poets and authors of the Khrushchev Thaw, including Yevgeni Yevtushenko, Andrei Voznesensky, and Bella Akhmadulina.LITERARY GIANTS AS TRANSLATORS: The Russian anthology features translations by a stellar group that includes W. H. Auden, Stanley Kunitz, and Robert Conquest.ALSO INCLUDES: Essays by political theorist R. H. S. Crossman ("Machine Politics") and academic Noel Annan, plus poetry by Isabella Gardner and Richard Eberhart.A superb collector's item that brings together the Western literary counter-culture and the voices of the Soviet thaw in one historic volume.
