The Beats in Mexico

The Beats in Mexico
ISBN-10
1978828721
ISBN-13
9781978828728
Category
Biography & Autobiography
Pages
291
Language
English
Published
2022-04-15
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Author
David Stephen Calonne

Description

The first book-length study of why the Beats were so fascinated by Mexico and how they represented its landscape, history, and mystical practices in their work, this volume examines such canonical figures as Kerouac, Burroughs, Ginsberg, Lamantia, McClure, and Ferlinghetti, as well as lesser-known female Beat writers like Margaret Randall, Bonnie Bremser, and Joanne Kyger.

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