The Beat Collection - Couverture rigide

Miles, Barry

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1852272643 ISBN 13 : 9781852272647

Editeur : Virgin Books, 2005

Synopsis

The Beats. a title that Jack Kerouac coined to define the exhausted exaltation of a generation, produced a body of works infected with a new energy. Their spontaneous, often-unedited style epitomised their own era and their famed close-knit literary community continues to inspire writers today. Barry Miles, friend and biographerof Allen Ginsberg, William Burroughs and Jack Kerouac, was there , part of the Beat Vibe. here he gathers together some of the most influential as well as the most overlooked writers of the era. He covers the writings from The Original Beats (New York 1944-53): The San Francisco Scene (1954-57) and The Second Wave (New York 1958-60) including works from Gregory Corso, John Clellon Holmes, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Frank O'Hara, Diane di Prima and Alexander Trocchi to the king of the Beats Himself, Jack Kerouac. The result is a fascinating compendium that recaptures the unique but varied voices of the Beat generation..

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Barry Miles is the critically acclaimed author of the biographies of Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac and William Burroughs (all published by Virgin) and of The Beat Hotel. He also wrote Hippie and the authorised biography of Paul McCartney, Many Years From Now.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Virgin Books
• Date d'édition: 2005
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1852272643
• ISBN 13: 9781852272647
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 388
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible