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ISBN
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9780786408412
Publisher
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Mcfarland & Co Inc Pub
Subject
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Literature: History & Criticism, Fiction-related Items
Binding
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PAPERBACK
Pages
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193
Year
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2000
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3408.0
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The "Beat Generation" that emerged after World War II and reached its zenith in the 1960s represented an era of new perspectives. The questioning, anti-establishment view of the world prevalent among the various members of the Beat Movement found its voice in both novels and poetry. The novels especially, or what might be called underground narratives, were a driving force within the literary and social and cultural revolution that characterized the Beats. This study of the American novel during that era presents the forerunners of the literary tradition of the Beats and examines the major genres of the Beat novel: the juvenile delinquent novel, the self-discovering novel of individuality, the gay novel, the drug novel, the new journalism, and novels taking on topics of defiance and submission. From novels that have found a mainstream acceptance, like The Blackboard Jungle, The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, and On the Road, to lesser-known works like Go, Young Adam, and Flee the Angry Strangers, numerous representative works are examined in depth. Also included is a chronology of underground narratives, showing the development ofthese novels from their early twentieth century antecedents to current works.
Author Biography
Thomas Newhouse, Department of English at Buffalo State College, has also written numerous journal articles on American literature and popular culture. He lives in Buffalo, New York.
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