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The daybreak boys [[electronic resource] ] : essays on the literature of the beat generation / / by Gregory Stephenson



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Autore: Stephenson Gregory <1947-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: The daybreak boys [[electronic resource] ] : essays on the literature of the beat generation / / by Gregory Stephenson Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Carbondale, ill., : Southern Illinois University Press, 2009, c1990
Edizione: Pbk. ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (232 p.)
Disciplina: 810.90054
810/.9/0054
Soggetto topico: American literature - 20th century - History and criticism
Beat generation
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
Note generali: Includes bibliographical references (p.201-208) and index.
Nota di bibliografia: Bibliography: p.201-208.
Nota di contenuto: Cover; Book Title; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. Circular Journey: Jack Kerouac's Duluoz Legend; 3. Allen Ginsberg's ""Howl"""" A Reading; 4. The Gnostic Vision of William S. Burroughs; 5. ""The Arcadian Map"": Notes on the Poetry of Gregory Corso; 6. Homeward from Nowhere: Notes on the Novels of John Clellon Holmes; 7. From the Substrate: Notes on the Work of Michael McClure; 8. Toward Organized Innocence: Richard Farina's Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me; 9. The ""Spiritual Optics"" of Lawrence Ferlinghetti
10. Friendly and Flowing Savage: The Literary Legend of Neal Cassady11. Conclusion; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index; Back Cover
Sommario/riassunto: In these critical essays Gregory Stephenson takes the reader on a journey through the literature of the Beat Generation: a journey encompassing that common ethos of Beat literature-the passage from darkness to light, from fragmented being toward wholeness, from Beat to Beatific. He travels through Jack Kerouac's Duluoz Legend, following Kerouac's quests for identity, community, and spiritual knowledge. He examines Allen Ginsberg's use of transcendence in "Howl," discovers the Gnostic vision in William S. Burroughs's fiction, and studies the mythic, visionary power of Lawrence F
Titolo autorizzato: The daybreak boys  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-280-69754-7
9786613674500
0-8093-8647-X
1-4416-4596-9
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910458305003321
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