American scream : Allen Ginsberg's Howl and the making of the Beat Generation /

Written as a cultural weapon and a call to arms, Howl touched a raw nerve in Cold War America and has been controversial from the day it was first read aloud nearly fifty years ago. This first full critical and historical study of Howl brilliantly elucidates the nexus of politics and literature in w...

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Главный автор: Raskin, Jonah, 1942-
Формат: Licensed eBooks
Язык:английский
Опубликовано: Berkeley : University of California Press ©2004.
Online-ссылка:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1525/j.ctt1ppbz4
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Итог:Written as a cultural weapon and a call to arms, Howl touched a raw nerve in Cold War America and has been controversial from the day it was first read aloud nearly fifty years ago. This first full critical and historical study of Howl brilliantly elucidates the nexus of politics and literature in which it was written and gives striking new portraits of Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac, and William Burroughs.
Объем:1 online resource (xxv, 295 pages)
Библиография:Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-262) and index.
ISBN:9780520939349
0520939344
1417525320
9781417525324
9786612358272
6612358270
0520240154
9780520240155
1282358278
9781282358270