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Beat sound, Beat vision : The Beat spirit and popular song
This book reveals the ideas behind the Beat vision which influenced the Beat sound of the songwriters who followed on from them. Having explored the thinking of Alan Watts, who coined the term 'Beat Zen', and who influenced the counterculture which emerged out of the Beat movement, it cele...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Manchester :
Manchester University Press,
2013.
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; A note on usage; Introduction; 1. 'This is IT':Alan Watts and the visionary tradition; 2. 'Go moan for man':Jack Kerouac and the beatific vision; 3. 'Vision music': Bob Dylan via Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg; 4. 'Mantra rock':the Beatles via Allen Ginsberg; 5. 'Eco-Zen', or 'a heaven in a wild flower':from Gary Snyder to Nick Drake; Postscript; Select bibliography; Index.