Isaac Gewirtz
Isaac Gewirtz
few handful literally quoted thousands
Of the tens of thousands of pages, only literally a handful have ever been seen, and only a very few quoted from.
art clearly intended primarily work
The archive is particularly interesting because Burroughs clearly intended it, primarily through its organization and the art/word illustrations on its folders, to be read and absorbed as a work of art in itself.
achieved among beat follow legendary people status
This archive has really achieved legendary status among people who follow the Beat writers.
beat fiercely great movement regarded sinister three
Not only was Burroughs one of the three progenitors of the Beat movement ... but he may also be regarded as one of 20th-century America's great satirists, fiercely sinister and corrosive.