Gunslinger
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Gunslinger is an experimental long-form poem by American poet Ed Dorn that blends Western motifs with philosophical and satirical commentary.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gunslinger canonical | 1 |
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
experimental poem
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literary work ⓘ long-form poem ⓘ |
| author | Ed Dorn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| firstPublicationDate | 1968 ⓘ |
| form | long poem sequence ⓘ |
| genre |
Western
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philosophical poetry ⓘ poetry ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
American West
NERFINISHED
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cowboy imagery ⓘ quest narrative ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
language and consciousness
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myth of the West ⓘ philosophical inquiry ⓘ satirical critique of American culture ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postmodernism ⓘ |
| notableCharacter |
Claude Lévi-Strauss (as a figure in the poem)
NERFINISHED
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Slinger ⓘ the Gunslinger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodOfPublication | late 1960s ⓘ |
| publisher | Black Sparrow Press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | American West (mythic) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | multi-part poem ⓘ |
| style |
colloquial
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experimental ⓘ intertextual ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
metafictional commentary
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parody ⓘ pastiche ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.