Harry Kemp, the Last BohemianThe first critical biography of the American writer. The Tramp Poet Harry Kemp (1883-1960). His creative works included poetry, drama, fiction, and the best-selling autobiography in prose, Tramping on Life. |
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Page 69
... narrative poem , a form then enjoying a brief vogue as a result of the controversial success of John Masefield's " The Everlasting Mercy " ( 1911 ) , " The Widow in the Bye Street " ( 1912 ) , and " Dauber " ( 1913 ) . In March 1913 ...
... narrative poem , a form then enjoying a brief vogue as a result of the controversial success of John Masefield's " The Everlasting Mercy " ( 1911 ) , " The Widow in the Bye Street " ( 1912 ) , and " Dauber " ( 1913 ) . In March 1913 ...
Page 127
... narrative " is written in the first person , and Gregory speaks directly to us , in a natural , familiar , even intimate , unmediated voice that presupposes our acceptance of his story as truth rather than fiction . If Tramping on Life ...
... narrative " is written in the first person , and Gregory speaks directly to us , in a natural , familiar , even intimate , unmediated voice that presupposes our acceptance of his story as truth rather than fiction . If Tramping on Life ...
Page 128
... narrative like the road itself , On the Road ( which also used real names in its original version ) differs from Tramping on Life in that Kerouac was less of an egotist than Kemp and made his friend Neal Cassady into the hero of his ...
... narrative like the road itself , On the Road ( which also used real names in its original version ) differs from Tramping on Life in that Kerouac was less of an egotist than Kemp and made his friend Neal Cassady into the hero of his ...
Contents
Acknowledgments | 9 |
The Theater As Theater | 141 |
Adjuvants to the Muse | 169 |
Copyright | |
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