Articles related to "Beat Movement"

In this, one of his final novels, Jack Kerouac confronts the dualities of pessimism and optimism, attempting to locate the tangible mid-ground

After he was on the road, Kerouac's Sal Paradise took another journey down to Mexico and fell for this pretty-mess of a woman named Tristessa. Mistakes follow.

This beginning novel in the ongoing Duluoz Legend gives a decent glimpse into the brilliance Kerouac would later achieve, but the glimpse arrives unfashionably late.

Here is a straightforward guide to some of the best Beat Culture Documentaries.

These stories - written between 1962 and 1970 - range from surreal and dark to whimsical and weightless, usually all at once. Results vary, but brilliance is apparent.

One might well argue that anyone who writes is "constantly risking absurdity." But Lawrence Ferlinghetti's poem dramatizes how especially true it is of the poet.

Paul Maher Jr.'s recent biographical study entitled Jack Kerouac's American Journey coincides with the 50th anniversary of the American classic On The Road.

Since the date of their earliest establishment, coffeehouses have been hotbeds of radical politics and the free exchange of ideas.

While the women of the Beat movement did not receive the same attention of the mass media as the men, they were equally important in defining the generation.

There were a number of aspects to the Beat vision, and religion and spirituality were a main part of it.

The 'Beats' were a group of American writers who embraced originality and individuality through literature, sex, music and spirituality.

This multimedia tribute to Beat king Jack Kerouac's Big Sur gives the novel new life for a new generation of readers.

The Beat Movement began in New York but quickly swept across the country to San Francisco where the West Coast Beats gathered.

Meet the women who inspired and loved Jack Kerouac, Neal Cassady, Allen Ginsberg and William S. Burroughs.

The Beat way of life was not only a rebellion against a mainstream society, but also deeply rooted in religion and finding ways of achieving peace.

Jack Kerouac's early composition journals provide valuable insight into the author and the man, his travels, and the ideas that informed his published work.

Beat Generation author Jack Kerouac's Lonesome Traveler is a collection of autobiographical essays detailing his travels and the various jobs he worked while writing.

Meet the women who inspired and loved Jack Kerouac, Neal Cassady, Allen Ginsberg and William S. Burroughs.

While the women of the Beat movement did not receive the same attention of the mass media as the men, they were equally important in defining the generation.