Thus Spake the Corpse: An Exquisite Corpse Reader, 1988-1998, Volume 1

Andrei Codrescu, Laura Rosenthal

David R. Godine Publisher, 1999 - Language Arts & Disciplines - 417 pages

Andrei Codrescu's infamous anti-literary magazine Exquisite Corpse became a prime site of engaged dialogue in the stormy decade of its existence. Taking its name from Surrealism, the Corpse became the home of rebellion, passion, polemic, black humor, sedition, and all points between the front lines and back alleys of contemporary culture. In this text, Codrescu and Rosenthal resurrect the best essays and poems from Carl Rakosi, James Purdy, Joel Oppenheimer, Robert Creeley, Tom Clark and other members of America's vibrant and eclectic avant-garde.

About the author

Romanian-born poet and essayist Andrei Codrescu, who also utilizes the pen names Betty Laredo and Maria Parfeni, emigrated to the United States in 1966. Codrescu earned a B.A. at the University of Bucharest, and has taught at numerous academic institutions including Johns Hopkins, the University of Baltimore, and Louisiana State University. Codrescu worked for National Public Radio as a commentator and has been featured on ABC News' Nightline. Some of Codrescu's short stories and novels include his first poetry collection, License to Carry a Gun and a memoir entitled In America's Shoe. Throughout the years, Codrescu has been awarded many honors including the Big Table Poetry Award, General Electric Foundation Poetry Prize, and National Endowment for the Arts Fellowships for poetry, editing, and radio. His titles include The Posthuman Dada Guide: Tzara and Lenin Play Chess, The Poetry Lesson, and Whatever Gets You through the Night: A Story of Sheherezade and the Arabian Entertainments.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Thus Spake the Corpse: An Exquisite Corpse Reader, 1988-1998, Volume 1; An Exquisite Corpse Reader Series; Thus Spake the Corpse: An Exquisite Corpse Reader, 1988-1998, Andrei Codrescu
• Editors: Andrei Codrescu, Laura Rosenthal
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: David R. Godine Publisher, 1999
• ISBN: 1574231006, 9781574231007
• Length: 417 pages
• Subjects: Language Arts & Disciplines / Rhetoric; Literary Collections / General; Poetry / Anthologies (multiple authors)