The Beat Movement Rejects Mainstream Values
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Arts and Culture Series
- Categories: Literature, Publishing, Arts, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest
- Subcategories: Authors, Writers, Novelists, Short Story Writers, Poetry, Poets
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present
- Geographical Location: New York City, San Francisco
- Date: The 1950’s
Article abstract: The Beat generation rejected the conventional and academic in literature, and the force of its outlaw art and pronouncements helped to energize the antinomian movements of the 1960’s.
Summary of Event
The writers of the Beat generation were almost exclusively white males, but they nevertheless represented an impressive variety of experiences and accomplishments. They were generally literate and well-read (Lawrence Ferlinghetti earned a doctorate in art history from the Sorbonne, and Gary Snyder became a knowledgeable student of Zen...
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