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The Beat Generation. A Bibliographic Teaching Guide.
William Lawlor
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Description for The Beat Generation. A Bibliographic Teaching Guide.
Hardback. Discusses the appropriate place for the Beats in the literary canon and curriculum and provides an overview of teaching practices at schools and universities throughout the United States. Series: Magill Bibliographies S. Num Pages: 374 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; DSK; GBCR; JNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 146 x 28. Weight in Grams: 576.
Discusses the appropriate place for the Beats in the literary canon and curriculum and provides an overview of teaching practices at schools and universities throughout the United States. Individual chapters on general Beat literature, Burroughs, Ginsberg, and Kerouac provide the substance of the bibliography. Annotated references for primary and secondary materials include audio tapes, videos, CD-ROMs, and web sites, as well as standard printed sources. Besides the famous triumvirate of Beat writers, The Beat Generation features a section entitled "Other Beats" which includes bibliographical paragraphs on seventy-five authors and editors associated with the Beat movement.
Discusses the appropriate place for the Beats in the literary canon and curriculum and provides an overview of teaching practices at schools and universities throughout the United States. Individual chapters on general Beat literature, Burroughs, Ginsberg, and Kerouac provide the substance of the bibliography. Annotated references for primary and secondary materials include audio tapes, videos, CD-ROMs, and web sites, as well as standard printed sources. Besides the famous triumvirate of Beat writers, The Beat Generation features a section entitled "Other Beats" which includes bibliographical paragraphs on seventy-five authors and editors associated with the Beat movement.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
374
Condition
New
Series
Magill Bibliographies S.
Number of Pages
374
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810833876
SKU
V9780810833876
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99-15
About William Lawlor
William Lawlor is Professor of English at the University of Wisconsin—Stevens Point. A recipient of a National Endowment for the Humanities Grant, he spent the 1997-1998 academic year as a visiting scholar at the Institute for Research in the Humanities at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Reviews for The Beat Generation. A Bibliographic Teaching Guide.
...well organized...a valuable feature of Lawlor's work, especially useful to teachers, is its coverage of audiovisual materials and electronic resources...useful for its coverage of minor Beat authors...recommended for academic and larger public libraries.
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...a comprehensive guide, addressing such problems as the definition of Beat, the identification of the beat writers, and the selection of primary sources...an excellent ... Read more
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...a comprehensive guide, addressing such problems as the definition of Beat, the identification of the beat writers, and the selection of primary sources...an excellent ... Read more