Understanding Jack Kerouac /

"Theado contends that despite Kerouac's goal of becoming a legend through his writing, his work has never satisfactorily fit into a unified scheme. Theado finds, however, that when the books are considered in the order they were written, themes and motifs appear, mutate, and reappear. He s...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Theado, Matt, 1959-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Columbia : University of South Carolina Press, ©2000.
Series:Understanding contemporary American literature.
Subjects:
Kerouac, Jack, > 1922-1969 > Criticism and interpretation.
Kerouac, Jack, > 1922-1969 > Critique et interprétation.
Kerouac, Jack, > 1922-1969
Beats (Persons) in literature.
Beatniks dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
Beats (Persons) in literature
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Chronology
  • Biography and background
  • Kerouac's technique
  • The town and the city (1950)
  • On the road (1957)
  • Visions of Cody (1972)
  • Doctor Sax: Faust part three (1959)
  • Maggie Cassidy (1959) and The subterraneans (1958)
  • Tristessa (1960), Visions of Gerard, (1963) and Buddhism
  • Desolation angels (1965) and the Dharma bums (1958)
  • Big sur (1962)
  • Later work
  • Appendix
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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