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This book investigates the cultural construction of immediacy in Beat writing. It places an expanded canon of Beat writers in an early postmodern context that highlights their importance in American poetics and outlines the effects of gender and race on Beat writing in the postwar years. Mortenson a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mortenson, Erik, 1970-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, ©2011.
Temas:
1900-1999
Beats (Persons)
American literature > 20th century > History and criticism.
Beatniks.
Littérature américaine > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Beat generation.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
American literature
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:This book investigates the cultural construction of immediacy in Beat writing. It places an expanded canon of Beat writers in an early postmodern context that highlights their importance in American poetics and outlines the effects of gender and race on Beat writing in the postwar years. Mortenson argues that Beat writers focused on action, desire, and spontaneity to establish an authentic connection to the world around them. He challenges the stereotype of the Beats as simply timeless hipsters by demonstrating their importance to our understanding of the changes occurring in America in the middle of the twentieth century.--[book cover].
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xii, 226 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780809386130
0809386135

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