William S. Burroughs' "The Revised Boy Scout Manual": An Electronic Revolution
| AUTHOR | Burroughs, William S.; Bennett, John M. |
| PUBLISHER | Ohio State University Press (09/10/2018) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
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Before the era of fake news and anti-fascists, William S. Burroughs wrote about preparing for revolution and confronting institutionalized power. In this work, Burroughs' parody becomes a set of rationales and instructions for destabilizing the state and overthrowing an oppressive and corrupt government. As with much of Burroughs' work, it is hard to say if it is serious or purely satire. The work is funny, horrifying, and eerily prescient, especially concerning the use of language and social media to undermine institutions. The Revised Boy Scout Manual was a work Burroughs revisited many times, but which has never before been published in its complete form. Based primarily on recordings of a performance of the complete piece found in the archives at the OSU libraries, as well as various incomplete versions of the typescript found at Arizona State University and the New York Public Library archives, this lost masterpiece of satiric subversion is finally available in its entirety.
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ISBN-13:
9780814254899
ISBN-10:
0814254896
Binding:
Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
144
Carton Quantity:
50
Product Dimensions:
5.50 x 0.40 x 8.50 inches
Weight:
0.35 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
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Country of Origin:
US
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BISAC Categories
Humor | Form - Parodies
Humor | Topic - Politics
Humor | American - General
Dewey Decimal:
813.54
Library of Congress Control Number:
2018013635
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Before the era of fake news and anti-fascists, William S. Burroughs wrote about preparing for revolution and confronting institutionalized power. In this work, Burroughs' parody becomes a set of rationales and instructions for destabilizing the state and overthrowing an oppressive and corrupt government. As with much of Burroughs' work, it is hard to say if it is serious or purely satire. The work is funny, horrifying, and eerily prescient, especially concerning the use of language and social media to undermine institutions. The Revised Boy Scout Manual was a work Burroughs revisited many times, but which has never before been published in its complete form. Based primarily on recordings of a performance of the complete piece found in the archives at the OSU libraries, as well as various incomplete versions of the typescript found at Arizona State University and the New York Public Library archives, this lost masterpiece of satiric subversion is finally available in its entirety.
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Bennett, John M.
John M. Bennett has published over 400 books and media materials of poetry, visual poetry, and other matters. He writes/creates in English, Spanish, and other languages; is editor and publisher, with his wife, the Fluxus artist C. Mehrl Bennett, of Luna Bisonte Prods, and is Curator of the Avant Writing Collection at the Ohio state University Libraries. Recent books include THE FLUKE ILLUMINATOR (2015), LA M AL (2015), VERTICAL SLEEP (2015), MIRRORS MASCARAS (2014), THE STICKY SUIT WHIRS: LOS PREOLVIDADOS (2013), OLVIDOS (2013), BLOCK (2012), THE INEXPLICACIONES OF THE DREAMS OF BIBIANA PADILLA MALTOS (2015), and SELECT POEMS (2015).
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