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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Raskin, Jonah, 1942-
Format: Licensed eBooks
Language:English
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press ©2004.
Online Access:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1525/j.ctt1ppbz4