The Beats
- ISBN-10
- 1474403980
- ISBN-13
- 9781474403986
- Series
- The Beats
- Category
- Beat literature
- Pages
- 239
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2019
- Authors
- A. Robert Lee, Caroline Blinder
Description
"This book pairs close readings with a strong overview of the movement and ranges from Women's Beat Writing to African American Beats to the canonical texts, including 'Howl', On the Road and Naked Lunch. A closing chapter maps post-Beat writing and the ways Beat has morphed into new, even postmodern, forms."--
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