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The Wild Party: The Lost Classic (original 1928; edition 1994)

by Joseph Moncure March, Art Spiegelman (Illustrator)

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"Spiegelman's drawings are like demonic woodcuts: every angle, line, and curve jumps out at you. Stylishness and brutishness are in perfect accord." -- The New York Times Art Spiegelman's sinister and witty black-and-white drawings give charged new life to Joseph Moncure March's Wild Party, a lost classic from 1928. The inventive and varied page designs offer perfect counterpoint to the staccato tempo of this hard-boiled jazz-age tragedy told in syncopated rhyming couplets. Here is a poem that can make even readers with no time for poetry stop dead in their tracks. Once read, large shards of this story of one night of debauchery will become permanently lodged in the brain. When The Wild Party was first published, Louis Untermeyer declared: "It is repulsive and fascinating, vicious and vivacious, uncompromising, unashamed . . . and unremittingly powerful. It is an amazing tour de force."… (more)
Member:JessamyJane
Title:The Wild Party: The Lost Classic
Authors:Joseph Moncure March
Other authors:Art Spiegelman (Illustrator)
Info:Pantheon (1994), Edition: 1st, Hardcover, 110 pages
Collections:Your library
Rating:*****
Tags:signed, poetry, America, Jazz age, graphic novel, Art Spiegelman

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Poetry because it rhymes. Graphic novel because of the illustrations. Jazz Age tempo of a party on one night and its consequences.

I enjoyed it. I read it out loud to get the cadence and rhythm of the language. It gets more intense at the end. It is a story of jealousy and temptation, opportunities taken and opportunities missed. I found it interesting to see how the fast crowd lived and partied written by someone who was alive then. Different but a keeper. ( )
  Sheila1957 | Jan 20, 2023 |
A narrative poem from 1928 describing a night among louche theater people. It was widely banned but still a big success. It's powerful not just for being daring but also wonderfully written, and I say this as someone who doesn't like poetry much. I can't stop thinking about the ending. Art Spiegelman did expressive illustrations for this 1994 version in a woodcut style reminiscent of Lynd Ward. ( )
  piemouth | May 12, 2016 |
A true treasure and wildly fun. ( )
  caseybp | Jan 19, 2016 |
Better the second time around, when it's not overshadowed by the masterwork, Maus. ( )
  CSRodgers | May 3, 2014 |
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Author nameRoleType of authorWork?Status
March, Joseph MoncureAuthorprimary authorall editionsconfirmed
Becker, UliTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Burroughs, William S.Introductionsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Guégan, GérardTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Ricuperati, Gianluigi A.Translatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Spiegelman, ArtIllustratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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"Spiegelman's drawings are like demonic woodcuts: every angle, line, and curve jumps out at you. Stylishness and brutishness are in perfect accord." -- The New York Times Art Spiegelman's sinister and witty black-and-white drawings give charged new life to Joseph Moncure March's Wild Party, a lost classic from 1928. The inventive and varied page designs offer perfect counterpoint to the staccato tempo of this hard-boiled jazz-age tragedy told in syncopated rhyming couplets. Here is a poem that can make even readers with no time for poetry stop dead in their tracks. Once read, large shards of this story of one night of debauchery will become permanently lodged in the brain. When The Wild Party was first published, Louis Untermeyer declared: "It is repulsive and fascinating, vicious and vivacious, uncompromising, unashamed . . . and unremittingly powerful. It is an amazing tour de force."

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