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The Last Avant-garde Is A Richly Detailed Portrait Of One Of The Most Significant Movements In American Arts And Letters. Covering The Years 1948 To 1966, The Book Focuses On Four Fast Friends - John Ashbery, Frank O'hara, Kenneth Koch, And James Schuyler - The Poets At The Center Of The New York School. They Were Both Acolytes And Catalysts. Enthralled With The Bold Experiments Of Painters Like Willem De Kooning And Jackson Pollock, Each Came To New York Filled With The Ideas That Would Revolutionize Poetry And Greatly Influence Writers, Visual Artists, Musicians, And Composers Up To The Present Day. Lehman Brings To Life The Exhilarating Creative Ferment Of The Time And Place, The Relationship Of Great Friendship To Great Art, And The Powerful Influence A Group Of Visual Artists, Especially Jane Freilicher, Larry Rivers, And Fairfield Porter, Had On The Literary Efforts Of The New York School. The Pursuit Of Happiness -- The Band Of Rivals -- John Ashbery: The Picture Of Little J.a. In A Prospect In Flowers -- Frank O'hara: You Just Go On Your Nerve -- Kenneth Koch: The Pleasures Of Peace -- James Schuyler: Things As They Are -- The Avant-garde Rides To The Rescue -- The Last Ava

Author

Lehman, David , 1948-

Publisher

Anchor, a Division of Random House

Published

1998

Language

EN

ISBN

9780385475426

Subjects

Literary Fiction, History, Poetry

Rating

4.01 / 5 (187 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14