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9781851685424

The Beat Generation A Beginner's Guide

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  • ISBN13:

    9781851685424

  • ISBN10:

    1851685421

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2008-06-01
  • Publisher: Oneworld Publications
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Summary

The relaxed, gritty and candid writing of the revolutionary Beat Generation, including Kerouac's On the Road and Ginsberg's Howl, has inspired generations. In his chronicle of the inner workings of the Beat movement and its members, Christopher Gair reveals why their fresh approach to literature and a bohemian lifestyle has created one of the most important movements in American literature that has influenced everything from bebop to the Beastie Boys.

Author Biography

Christopher Gair is a Senior Lecturer in American Literature at the University of Glasgow.

Table of Contents

Introductionp. 1
Challenging 'America': Reinventing the arts in the 1940sp. 10
The birth of Beatp. 25
Beat and the San Francisco renaissancep. 57
Jack Kerouac: 'King of the Beats'p. 77
Other voicesp. 119
Conclusion: Legacy of the Beat Generationp. 139
Bibliographyp. 148
Indexp. 153
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