The Philosophy of the Beats

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Pub Date Apr 27 2012 | Archive Date May 07 2013
University Press of Kentucky | The University Press of Kentucky

Description

The phrase "beat generation"—introduced by Jack Kerouac in 1948—characterized the underground, nonconformist youths who gathered in New York City at that time. Together, these writers, artists, and activists created an inimitably American cultural phenomenon that would have a global influence. In their constant search for meaning, the Beats struggled with anxiety, alienation, and their role as the pioneers of the cultural revolution of the 1960s. The Philosophy of the Beats explores the enduring literary, cultural, and philosophical contributions of the Beats in a variety of contexts. Editor Sharin N. Elkholy has gathered leading scholars in Beat studies and philosophy to analyze the cultural, literary, and biographical aspects of the movement, including the drug experience in the works of Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg, feminism and the Beat heroine in Diane Di Prima's writings, Gary Snyder's environmental ethics, and the issue of self in Bob Kaufman's poetry. The Philosophy of the Beats provides a thorough and compelling analysis of the philosophical underpinnings that defined the beat generation and their unique place in modern American culture.

The phrase "beat generation"—introduced by Jack Kerouac in 1948—characterized the underground, nonconformist youths who gathered in New York City at that time. Together, these writers, artists, and...


Advance Praise

"The Philosophy of the Beats presents readers with historically grounded philosophical ideas that contextualize the Beat writers, positioning them as vitally challenging artists during a turbulent period of imaginative and cultural transformation, not as the unreflective beatniks and no-nothing hipsters that they have too often been portrayed as being."

--Matt Theado, author of The Beats: A Literary Reference and Understanding Jack Kerouac

"The Philosophy of the Beats is a significant contribution to scholarship in the field."

--Aeon J. Skoble, author of Deleting the State: An Argument About Government

"The Philosophy of the Beats presents readers with historically grounded philosophical ideas that contextualize the Beat writers, positioning them as vitally challenging artists during a turbulent...


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ISBN 9780813135809
PRICE $35.00 (USD)
PAGES 328

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