The Beat Generation -katrin ziegler垮掉的一代——Katrin齐格勒

1、The Beat Generation. And you thought literature was boringTable of Contents Who are they? What is their style? Some important beat writers. Louis Ferlinghetti Allen Ginsberg William S. Burroughs Neal Cassady Jack KerouacWho are they? The BEAT GENERATION denotes a group of American writers who became

2、 prominent in the 1950s. The term is derived from off-beat“ = unconventionalWhere could you find them? Most of the writers lived in San Francisco and met in the City Lights Bookstore near Chinatown.What is their style? They developed their own slang. Their attitude wasunconventionalanti-intellectual

3、provocativedrinkingdrugspromiscuityTheir lifestyle was characterized byOf course, everybody hated them. but bought their books neverthelessSome important beat writers Some writers survived their generation .Some important beat writers LOUIS FERLINGHETTI still alive owner of City Lights writes book r

4、eviews for San Francisco ChronicleSome important beat writers ALLEN GINSBERG (1926 - 97)Some important beat writers In 1956, he introduced his poem Howl“ in the City Lights bookstore to his fellow beatniks. As the poem became more and more graphic, everybody started shouting Go, Go, Go“ Of course, p

5、oliticians didnt like this and labeled the poem as obscene. A huge wave of protest led to the breakdown of the obscenity laws in CaliforniaSome important beat writers WILLIAM BOURROUGHS (1914 - 97) 83 is quite an astonishing age for someone who . was a confessed drug addict . and lead quite an unusu

6、al lifestyle.Some important beat writers He was bisexual. For decades he lived together with his boyfriend . after . .he had killed his wife William Tell style.Some important beat writers This book is a nightmare for every English student. . because it is completely unstructured. Contrary to rumours

7、 that was Burroughs intentionSome important beat writers . other beatniks didnt survive their generationSome important beat writers NEAL CASSADY (1926 - 68) erm, he didnt write much, really. He died of an overdose of drugs.Some important beat writers JACK KEROUAC (1922 - 69) He died of drug abuse, t

8、oo, . . in front of the TVSome important beat writers Most famous for his 1957 novel On the road“ (Two friends are travelling the US) Wait a minute. . arent these two buddies Jack Kerouac and Neal Cassady?Some important beat writers Lets take a closer look at their relationshipThe Cassadies and the KerouacsJack Kerou