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Olson, Kirby, 1956-

Gregory Corso : doubting thomist / Kirby Olson. - Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, c2002. - 183 p.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-178) and index.

Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction: Corso and Christianity 1 -- 2. Corso and the Great Chain of Being 31 -- 3. Static Thomism-or Progressive Romanticism? 55 -- 4. Corso's "Perspective Through Incongruity" 88 -- 5. Toward a Psychiatric Evaluation of Corso 100 -- 6. Monstrous Aesthetics 130 -- 7. Corso's Inquisition of Christian Metaphysics 148 -- 8. Would You Rent Corso an Apartment? 153 -- 9. Conclusion 163 -- Works Cited 175 -- Index 179.

ISBN: 0809324474 (alk. paper)

LCCN: 2001049903

Subjects--Personal Names:
Corso, Gregory--Criticism and interpretation.
Thomas, Aquinas, Saint, 1225?-1274 --Influence.
Corso, Gregory--Religion.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Christianity and literature--History--United States--20th century.
Christian poetry, American--History and criticism.
Belief and doubt in literature.
Beats (Persons)

LC Class. No.: PS 3505 / .O763Z73 2002

Dewey Class. No.: 811/.54