beat generation

Contains entries that examine the lives and careers of sixteen authors and literary figures associated with the Beat Generation, each with an introduction, list of principal works, general and title commentary, and suggestions for further reading. Includes author, title, and subject indexes.

Contains entries that examine the lives and careers of thirteen authors and literary figures associated with the Beat Generation, each with an introduction, list of principal works, general and title commentary, and suggestions for further reading. Includes author, title, and subject indexes.

Collection of poetry, prose, and excerpts from writers who were part of the "Beat Generation.".

A collection of spontaneous poetry by American author Jack Kerouac.

Features poetry and prose by twenty-seven women of the Beat Generation, including Mimi Albert, Joyce Johnson, Jan Kerouac, Laura Ulewicz, and Anne Waldman.

An anthology of poetry written in the post-World War II era by a variety of American poets working outside the mainstream of the genre, including works by Sapphire, Bob Dylan, Tom Waits, William Carlos Williams, Allen Ginsberg, Richard Brautigan, Luis J. Rodriguez, Jim Morrison, and many others.

Presents a thinly fictionalized autobiography of Jack Kerouac's cross-country adventure across North America on a quest for self-knowledge as experienced by his alter-ego, Sal Paradise and Sal's friend Dean Moriarty (Kerouac's real life friend Neal Cassady).

Presents a thinly fictionalized autobiography of Jack Kerouac's cross-country adventure across North America on a quest for self-knowledge as experienced by his alter-ego, Sal Paradise and Sal's friend Dean Moriarty (Kerouac's real life friend Neal Cassady).

Presents a selection of writings by authors associated with the Beat Generation, and includes photographs, critiques of their work, and comments from Joyce Johnson, girlfriend of Jack Kerouac, and musician David Amram.