The birth of the beat generation : visionaries, rebels, and hipsters, 1944-1960 /

The birth of the beat generation : visionaries, rebels, and hipsters, 1944-1960 /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Watson, Steven.
Edition:	1st ed.
Imprint:	New York : Pantheon Books, 1995.
Description:	x, 387 p. ; 19 x 20 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Circles of the twentieth century Watson, Steven. Circles of the twentieth century.
Subject:	Burroughs, William S., -- 1914-1997 Ginsberg, Allen, -- 1926-1997 Kerouac, Jack, -- 1922-1969 American literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism. Beats (Persons) American literature. Beat generation. Civilization. Dissenters in literature. United States -- Civilization -- 20th century. United States. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2343769

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ISBN:	0679423710
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Summary:	The second volume in the acclaimed series that brings to life the groups of avant-garde writers, artists, and patrons who were keystones of what has come to be called Modernism, this book sheds new light on the hard-living, maverick poets and novelists--William S. Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac, and others--who coalesced into the Beats. Illustrations.
Physical Description:	x, 387 p. ; 19 x 20 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	0679423710