Examine the dramatic circumstances that gave rise to the Beat Generation in the 1940s. Consider three famous works: “Howl and Other Poems” by Allen Ginsberg, “On the Road” by Jack Kerouac, and “Naked Lunch” by William S. Burroughs. Focus on historic events involving Beat writers, important passages of Beat literature, and the literary movement that spawned the 1960s counterculture. Click here for a promo video.
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