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The Daybreak Boys: Essays on the Literature of the Beat Generation
Gregory Stephenson
Takes the reader on a journey through the literature of the Beat Generation. This work travels through Jack Kerouac's ""Duluoz Legend"", following Kerouac's quests for identity, community, and spiritual knowledge. It offers a look at the common traits of the Beat writers - their use of primitivism, shamanism, myth and magic and spontaneity.
232 pages, 9 illustrations
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | August 1, 2009 |
| ISBN13 | 9780809329496 |
| Publishers | Southern Illinois University Press |
| Pages | 232 |
| Dimensions | 149 × 226 × 12 mm · 317 g |
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