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The Beats
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- Book Synopsis
- Explores the counter-cultural movement known as the Beat Generation Gives 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.
- About The Author
- A. Robert Lee has taught at the University of Kent in the UK and at Nihon University in Japan. His more than forty book publications include two previously from Edinburgh University Press: Multicultural American Literature (2003), which won the American Book Award in 2004, and The Beats: Authorships, Legacies (2019). He has held visiting professorships at Bryn Mawr College, Northwestern University, the University of Colorado, the University of New Mexico and the University of California, Berkeley.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781474403979
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press, (30 September 2019)
- Number of Pages
- 248
- Weight
- 320 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 216 x 138 x 16 mm
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