The Beat Generation
A Beginner's Guide
Published on 2. May 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-1-85168-542-4 (ISBN)
Description
The Beat Generation were a radical group of American writers whose relaxed, gritty and candid writing inspired generations. In his chronicle of the origins, adventures, and inner workings of the Beat movement, Christopher Gair reveals how it sparked one of the most important revolutions in American literature, influencing everything from bebop to the Beastie Boys.
Reviews / Votes
"The special merit of Christopher Gair's supremely intelligent study is its awareness that the Beats still attract attention for extra literary reasons." * American Studies, Journal of *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 201 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
193 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-85168-542-4 (9781851685424)
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Additional editions
E-Book
12/2012
1st Edition
Oneworld Publications
€5.92
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Person
Christopher Gair is a Senior Lecturer in American Literature at the University of Glasgow. His books include The American Counterculture (2007).