Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
Kerouac at the "Wild Boar" & Other Skirmishes
Author: Kerouac at the "Wild Boar" and Other Skirmishes
Author: Kerouac on Record
Author: Simon WarnerPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1501323377
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description
He was the leading light of the Beat Generation writers and the most dynamic author of his time, but Jack Kerouac also had a lifelong passion for music, particularly the mid-century jazz of New York City, the development of which he witnessed first-hand during the 1940s with Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie and Thelonious Monk to the fore. The novelist, most famous for his 1957 book On the Road, admired the sounds of bebop and attempted to bring something of their original energy to his own writing, a torrent of semi-autobiographical stories he published between 1950 and his early death in 1969. Yet he was also drawn to American popular music of all kinds – from the blues to Broadway ballads – and when he came to record albums under his own name, he married his unique spoken word style with some of the most talented musicians on the scene. Kerouac's musical legacy goes well beyond the studio recordings he made himself: his influence infused generations of music makers who followed in his work – from singer-songwriters to rock bands. Some of the greatest transatlantic names – Bob Dylan and the Grateful Dead, Van Morrison and David Bowie, Janis Joplin and Tom Waits, Sonic Youth and Death Cab for Cutie, and many more – credited Kerouac's impact on their output. In Kerouac on Record, we consider how the writer brought his passion for jazz to his prose and poetry, his own record releases, the ways his legacy has been sustained by numerous more recent talents, those rock tributes that have kept his memory alive and some of the scores that have featured in Hollywood adaptations of the adventures he brought to the printed page.
Jack Kerouac's Duluoz Legend
Author: James T. JonesPublisher: SIU Press
ISBN: 9780809322633
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Noting that even casual readers recognize family relationships as the basis for Kerouac's autobiographical prose, Jones discusses these relationships in terms of Freud's notion of the Oedipus complex."--BOOK JACKET.
Jack Kerouac's On the Road
Author: Harold BloomPublisher: Infobase Publishing
ISBN: 0791075818
Category : AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL FICTION, AMERICAN--HISTORY AND CRITICISM
Languages : en
Pages : 261
Book Description
Presents ten critical essays published between 1973 and 2001 on Jack Kerouac's "On the Road," and includes a chronology, a bibliography, and an introduction by Harold Bloom.
Big Sky Mind
Author: Carole TonkinsonPublisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1573225010
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 417
Book Description
Essays, poems, photographs, and letters explore the link between Buddhism and the Beats--with previously unpublished material from several beat writers, including Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Gary Snyder, and Diane diPrima.
Jim Christy: A Vagabond Life
Author: Ian CutlerPublisher: Feral House
ISBN: 1627310894
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 355
Book Description
Jim Christy’s life and adventures began on the mobbed-up streets of South Philadelphia. Over his 73 years to date, Christy has asserted his freedom of spirit as a vagabond adventurer, latter-day hobo, journalist, private eye, actor, musician, and artist, in over 50 countries around the globe, and still found time to write over 30 books. His early adventures as a street fighter and child tramp provide a unique socio-cultural history of Philadelphia in the 50’s and 60’s before the book moves on to recount his later exploits from some of the most remote and random corners of the world.
The Book Lover's Guide to Florida
Author: Kevin M. McCarthyPublisher: Pineapple Press Inc
ISBN: 9781561640218
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 516
Book Description
"Here is the book lover's literary tour of Florida, an exhaustive survey of writers, books, and literary sites in every part of the state. The state is divided into ten areas and each one is described from a literary point of view. You will learn what authors lived in or wrote about a place, which books describe the place, what important movies were made there, even the literary trivia which the true Florida book lover will want to know. You can use the book as a travel guide to a new way to see the state, as an armchair guide to a better understanding of our literary heritage, or as a guide to what to read next time you head to a bookstore or library."--Publisher.
The Beat Generation FAQ
Author: Rich WeidmanPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1617136352
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
THE BEAT GENERATION FAQ: ALL THAT'S LEFT TO KNOW ABOUT THE ANGELHEADED HIPSTERS
The Bohemian Register
Author: Morgen HickeyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Explores the Beat Movement, encompassing over 700 titles and nearly 200 authors and poets.