Anarchists, Beats and Dadaists (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781326446543)

This seventh collection of essays and reviews kicks off with a survey of some overlooked British poets from the 1940s who, through a network of little magazines with anarchist inclinations, attempted to offer an alternative to the MacSpaunDay generation's sensibilities. Another piece considers how British writers were monitored by MI5 and local police forces, while a third switches attention to the USA and looks at the still-controversial case of Alger Hiss and his alleged role as a spy who passed information to Russia. There are essays about lesser-known Beat-related writers like Bob Kaufman and Brion Gysin, inspections of some little magazines of the 1950s and 1960s, and two long reviews which consider the effect that Dadaism had and the role played in the movement by Tristan Tzara. Walt Whitman, Woody Guthrie, and Malcolm Cowley also make an appearance.

Author: Jim Burns
ISBN-10: 1326446541
ISBN-13: 9781326446543
Publisher: Lulu.com
Language: English
Published: 10/12/2015
Pages: 216
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.71lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.49d