Discusses the literary works and great authors of the Beat Generation.

The phrase "beat generation" -- introduced by Jack Kerouac in 1948 -- characterized the underground, nonconformist youths who gathered in New York City at that

Presents an alphabetical reference guide detailing the lives and works of poets associated with the New York Schools of the early twentieth century.

The Beat Movement was one of the most radical and innovative literary and arts movements of the 20th century, and the history of the Beat Movement is still bein

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