| The Homeless of Ironweed: Blossoms on the Crag Contributor(s): Giamo, Benedict (Author) |
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ISBN: 0877455597 ISBN-13: 9780877455592 Publisher: University of Iowa Press OUR PRICE: $29.45 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 1997 Annotation: The Homeless of "Ironweed" is both a meditation on Kennedy's remarkable novel and a literary and cultural analysis. Benedict Giamo's explorations of the social conditions, cultural meanings, and literary representations of classic and contemporary homelessness in America and abroad inform his understanding of the literary merit and social resonance of Ironweed. Throughout Giamo remains grounded in a close reading of the novel. He moves with great relevance from Dante to Kenneth Burke, from Sartre to Robert Jay Lifton, to locate meaning and value in the lives of Kennedy's characters; by extension, with intelligence and compassion, he regards the lives of the homeless who wander through our streets and shefters today. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science |
| Dewey: 813.54 |
| LCCN: 96032655 |
| Physical Information: 0.72" H x 5.68" W x 9.21" (0.98 lbs) 166 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Homeless of Ironweed is both a meditation on Kennedy's remarkable novel and a literary and cultural analysis. Benedict Giamo's explorations of the social conditions, cultural meanings, and literary representations of classic and contemporary homelessness in America and abroad inform his understanding of the literary merit and social resonance of Ironweed. Throughout Giamo remains grounded in a close reading of the novel. He moves with great relevance from Dante to Kenneth Burke, from Sartre to Robert Jay Lifton, to locate meaning and value in the lives of Kennedy's characters; by extension, with intelligence and compassion, he regards the lives of the homeless who wander through our streets and shefters today. |