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The Beats: Authorships, Legacies

By A. Robert Lee

Book information

Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Year
2022
ISBN
9781474403986
DOI
10.1515/9781474403986
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1598727 bytes)
Pages
248\248
Library
degruyter.com
Time added
2023-08-22 04:26:45

Description

Explores the counter-cultural movement known as the Beat GenerationGives a detailed overview of the movement both in the US and internationallyIncludes chapters on significant women writers such as Diane di Prima, Joanne Kyger and Anne WaldmanCovers readings from John Clellon Holmes, Lawrence Ferlinghetti and Gregory Corso to Herbert Huncke, Neal Cassady, Michael McClure and Gary SnyderFocuses on African American writers like LeRoi Jones/Amiri Baraka, Ted Joans and Bob KaufmanThis book pairs close readings with a strong overview of the movement and ranges from Women’s Beat Writing to African American Beats to the canonical texts, including ‘Howl’, On the Road and Naked Lunch. A closing chapter maps post-Beat writing and the ways Beat has morphed into new, even postmodern, forms.

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