Beat Sound, Beat Vision - The Beat Spirit and Popular Song

Informationen zum Autor Laurence Coupe is Senior Lecturer in English at Manchester Metropolitan University Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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. -- . Inhaltsverzeichnis 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

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Laurence Coupe is Senior Lecturer in English at Manchester Metropolitan University

Product details

• Authors: Laurence Coup, Laurence Coupe, Coupe Laurence
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.10.2010
• EAN: 9780719071133
• ISBN: 978-0-7190-7113-3
• No. of pages: 232
• Dimensions: 143 mm x 217 mm x 14 mm
• Series: Contemporary American & Canadi
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; MUSIC / Genres & Styles / General, English, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, Music: styles and genres, Music: styles & genres