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- The Cambridge Introduction to American Poetry since 1945
- The Cambridge Introduction to American Poetry since 1945
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I American Poetry from 1945 to 1970
- Chapter 1 The Raw and the Cooked
- Chapter 2 The Black Mountain Poets
- Chapter 3 The Beats and the San Francisco Renaissance
- Chapter 4 The New York School of Poetry
- Chapter 5 The Middle Generation, Elizabeth Bishop, and Confessional Poetry
- Chapter 6 Deep Image Poetry
- Chapter 7 African American Poetry from 1945 to 1970
- Part II American Poetry from 1970 to 2000
- Part III Into the New Millennium American Poetry from 2000 to the Present
- Works Cited
- Index
- Cambridge Introductions to Literature
Chapter 3 - The Beats and the San Francisco Renaissance
from Part I - American Poetry from 1945 to 1970
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 December 2022
- The Cambridge Introduction to American Poetry since 1945
- The Cambridge Introduction to American Poetry since 1945
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I American Poetry from 1945 to 1970
- Chapter 1 The Raw and the Cooked
- Chapter 2 The Black Mountain Poets
- Chapter 3 The Beats and the San Francisco Renaissance
- Chapter 4 The New York School of Poetry
- Chapter 5 The Middle Generation, Elizabeth Bishop, and Confessional Poetry
- Chapter 6 Deep Image Poetry
- Chapter 7 African American Poetry from 1945 to 1970
- Part II American Poetry from 1970 to 2000
- Part III Into the New Millennium American Poetry from 2000 to the Present
- Works Cited
- Index
- Cambridge Introductions to Literature
Summary
This chapter introduces the Beat movement and traces its origins, its history, and its legacy. The chapter examines the Beats’ most important formal innovations, thematic concerns, historic importance, and cultural influence by focusing especially on the poet at the center of the Beats, Allen Ginsberg and his controversial groundbreaking poem “Howl” and other major works. The chapter also discusses other Beat poets, including Gregory Corso and Diane Di Prima, as well as issues of gender and race in relation to the Beat movement. The chapter concludes with a discussion of the San Francisco Renaissance and focuses especially on one of the most influential poets of that movement, Jack Spicer.
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- The Cambridge Introduction to American Poetry since 1945 , pp. 43 - 59Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022