| Off the Road and Over the Cuckoo's Nest: A Literary History of the American Counterculture Contributor(s): Harper, Mickey (Author) |
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ISBN: 0993409938 ISBN-13: 9780993409936 Publisher: Beatdom Books OUR PRICE: $9.00 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | American - Regional - Literary Criticism | Comparative Literature |
| Physical Information: 0.22" H x 6" W x 9" (0.34 lbs) 108 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In the years following World War II, the Beat Generation began a literary revolution that changed American culture profoundly. Literature, music, fashion, art... none of it would ever be the same again. The fifties and sixties were a vibrant time of social upheaval, when art flourished against a turbulent backdrop. This optimism gave way to the cynicism of the seventies, and another cultural transition most famously portrayed by writer Hunter S. Thompson. In this fun-yet-scholarly chapbook, Mickey Harper explores the history of the American counterculture from Kerouac to Thompson and all the landmarks in between. |