{"product_id":"the-beats-a-robert-lee-9781474403979","title":"The Beats: Authorships, Legacies","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExplores the counter-cultural movement known as the Beat Generation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eGives a detailed overview of the movement both in the US and internationally\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes chapters on significant women writers such as Diane di Prima, Joanne Kyger and Anne Waldman\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers readings from John Clellon Holmes, Lawrence Ferlinghetti and Gregory Corso to Herbert Huncke, Neal Cassady, Michael McClure and Gary Snyder\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFocuses on African American writers like LeRoi Jones\/Amiri Baraka, Ted Joans and Bob Kaufman\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis 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', \u003cem\u003eOn the Road\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eNaked Lunch\u003c\/em\u003e. A closing chapter maps post-Beat writing and the ways Beat has morphed into new, even postmodern, forms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e A. Robert Lee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1474403972\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781474403979\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Edinburgh University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/04\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2021","brand":"A. Robert Lee","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43935509709055,"sku":"9781474403979","price":33.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_967659d0-9a56-46d0-9d77-9d4055613c33.jpg?v=1681420211","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-beats-a-robert-lee-9781474403979","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}