The Journal Of Albion Moonlight by Kenneth Patchen
A kaleidoscopic, stream-of-consciousness account in which a wandering, visionary narrator moves through surreal scenes and vignettes that blend lyricism, political protest, and satiric social criticism; he indicts war and modern mechanical society while yearning for love, innocence, and spiritual redemption. The prose jumps between mythic allegory, domestic snapshot, and apocalyptic image, mixing humor, tenderness, and prophetic outrage to argue for compassion, imagination, and a renewed sense of human possibility.
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- Published
- 1941
- Nationality
- American
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- Pages
- 320
- Original Language
- English
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