The writers of what is now widely known as The Beat Generation have been both praised and criticized, loved and...
Brittany Goodin Aug 4, 2014
The 1950s literary scene was ignited by emerging writers who rejected the postwar American culture. Among these writers was Allen Ginsberg, whose poem “Howl” has...
Brittany Goodin Jun 26, 2014
Jack Kerouac once advised that one should, Kerouac was a major contributor to the Beat Generation as well as American...
Elaina Chastain May 22, 2014
Inspired by the revolutionary works of Walt Whitman, the Beat Generation aspired towards a lifestyle that rejected conformity and focused...
Jessica M Farrugia Mar 22, 2014
Jack Kerouac’s On the Road is the bible of the Beat Generation and his most well known novel. Jazz, drugs,...
Thomas Currington Aug 14, 2013
