On the Road | Techniques
Kerouac advocated a method of writing he called "Spontaneous Prose," an eclectic blend of influences based in part on a technique known as sketching, on William Carlos Williams' notion of "concrete particulars," and on W. B. Yeats's trance writing. Combining concepts he found in improvisational jazz and in abstract painting methods, he attempted to capture the pace, language, and energy of his Bohemian adventures. His ambition in On the Road was to devise a prose rhythm that matched the experiential intensity of Neal Cassady's frantic verbal dexterity and the exhilarating movement...
[The entire page is 102 words long]
Join eNotes
Over 3,500 study guides, question and answer forums, literature criticism, reference content, and much more!
Navigate
Tell a friend about On the Road at eNotes.
