The Beat Generation (Pocket essentials: Literature) - Softcover

Russell, Jamie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1903047854 ISBN 13: 9781903047859

Publisher: Pocket Essentials, 2002

Synopsis

In Search of the Beats: Were they angel-headed hipsters, dope smoking dropouts or the most exciting group of writers in postwar American literature? Their stories of drugs, sex and the search for an alternative to 'squaresville' have cornered the market in cult literature, remaining hip even while being taught on university courses and in schools. On the Road, Naked Lunch and Howl have become milestones of underground literature and the key Beats (Kerouac, Burroughs and Ginsberg) are mythic figures of contemporary pop culture. What's in it? An introductory essay examines the importance of the writers and their work in American culture. Separate chapters are devoted to the lives and work of Burroughs, Ginsberg and Kerouac. Later chapters discuss the other members of this movement (Neal Cassady, Herbert Huncke and many more), the Beats on film, and their influence on the counterculture of the 60s.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pocket Essentials
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 1903047854
• ISBN 13: 9781903047859
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 96