Allen Ginsberg and the Performance of Howl and Other Poems as Social Function | ||
| مجلة کلية الآداب .جامعة بورسعيد | ||
| Article 3, Volume 24, Issue 24, April 2023, Pages 1-25 PDF (435.5 K) | ||
| Document Type: المقالة الأصلية | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/jfpsu.2023.185815.1248 | ||
| Author | ||
| Ghada Mohamed Ali Mahran* | ||
| Department of English Language and Literature, Faculty of Arts, Port Said University, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| This research discusses Ginsberg's use of improvisation to explain the major themes of his volume Howl and Other Poems such as “Howl,”(1954-1955) “Sunflower Sutra” (1955) “America,”(1956) and “Supermarket in California,”(1956) through his experimental performance. His primary interest is in society. One of the most fundamental aspects of Allen Ginsberg's poetic technique is reliance on social performance. For him, the spoken- word is a focal passion because it reflects an entire way of perceiving reality. It is the essence of poetry; without it, poetry will fall victim to the familiar, direct, and superficial. Because visual feelings are the most highly related, there is a growing awareness of the importance of visible performance as an embodiment of thought today. This paper looks at Ginsberg's use of performance to see how it is woven into the fabric of his poems and how, through their novelty and appropriateness, they function dynamically in conveying his themes, attitudes, and ideas. The research primarily focuses on three aspects of performance. It is divided into three sections: the first is about Ginsberg's concept of social performance; the second is about oral poetry and spoken word; and the third is about Ginsberg as the leader of the beat generation. مستخلص موضوع هذا البحث يدور حول رؤي آلين جنسبرج لأسلوب الأداء ودور هذا الأسلوب في تشكيل ملامح اسلوبة الشعري من خلال دراسة وصفية تحليلية لشرح الموضوعات الرئيسية لمجلده "عويل وقصائد آخري" مثل "عويل" (1955-1954), "عباد الشمس سوترا" (1955), "أمريكا" (1956), "سوبرماركت في كاليفورنيا" (1956), وتأثيرها علي البيئة الاجتماعية في عصرة, حيث يتبلور الاهتمام الأساسي لجنسبرج هو المجتمع. أحد الجوانب الأساسية لتقنية جنسبرج الشعرية هو الاعتماد على الأداء الاجتماعي. بالنسبة له ، فإن الكلمة المنطوقة هي شغف محوري لأنها تعكس طريقة كاملة لإدراك الواقع. إنه جوهر الشعر. بدونها ، سيقع الشعر ضحية للمألوف والمباشر والسطحي. نظرا لأن المشاعر البصرية هي الأكثر ارتباطا ، فهناك وعي متزايد بأهمية الأداء المرئي كتجسيد للفكر اليوم. يبحث هذه البحث في استخدام جنسبرج للأداء لترى كيف يتم نسجه في نسيج قصائده وكيف ، من خلال حداثتها وملاءمتها ، تعمل بشكل ديناميكي في نقل موضوعاته ومواقفه وأفكاره. يركز البحث في المقام الأول على ثلاثة جوانب من الأداء, الجانب الأول يدور حول مفهوم جنسبرج للأداء الاجتماعي. والثاني يتعلق بالشعر الشفهي والكلمة المنطوقة. والثالث يدور حول جنسبرج كقائد لجيل الإيقاع. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Allen Ginsberg; Social Performance; Oral Poetry; Spoken-word; Howl and Other Poems | ||
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