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...
| Основен автор: | Raskin, Jonah, 1942- |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Berkeley :
University of California Press,
℗♭2004.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=108533 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
American scream. |
| Резюме: |
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. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (xxv, 295 pages) |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-262) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780520939349 0520939344 1417525320 9781417525324 |