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Beat sound, Beat vision
The Beat spirit and popular song
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Artikel-Nr:
9780719071133
Veröffentl:
2010
Einband:
Paperback
Erscheinungsdatum:
04.11.2010
Seiten:
232
Autor:
Laurence Coupe
Gewicht:
298 g
Format:
216x140x13 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
Laurence Coupe is Senior Lecturer in English at Manchester Metropolitan University
What does the 'Beat' in 'Beatles' really mean? Why did Bob Dylan want to visit Jack Kerouac's grave with Allen Ginsberg? How does reading Gary Snyder help us understand the lyrics of Jim Morrison? This book provides the answers.
Introduction1. 'This is IT': Alan Watts and the visionary tradition2. 'Go moan for man': Jack Kerouac and the beatific vision3. 'Vision music': Bob Dylan, Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg4. 'Within you ... without you': the Beatles and Allen Ginsberg5. 'Eco-Zen', or 'a heaven in a wild flower': from Gary Snyder to Nick DrakePostscript