The Beat Generation (apr 1, 1948 – jul 1, 1960)
Description:
Literary subculture movement started by a group of authors whose work explored and influenced American culture and politics in the post-World War II era. The central elements of Beat culture are the rejection of standard narrative values, making a spiritual quest, the exploration of American and Eastern religions, the rejection of economic materialism, explicit portrayals of the human condition, experimentation with psychedelic drugs, and sexual liberation.Figures:
Jack Kerouac - On The Road
William S. Burroughs - The Naked Lunch
Allen Ginsberg - "Howl"
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Date:
apr 1, 1948
jul 1, 1960
~ 12 years