ENG 549 - Writers of the Beat Generation

Catalog Year 2012-2013

A history of the literary phenomenon known as the Beat Generation. Major texts by its bestknown
writers (Bunoughs, Kerouac, Ginsberg, Corso, Ferlinghetti, Snyder) will be examined
as well as select works by lesser-known figures (Herbert Huncke, Bob Kaufman, Diane
DiPrima, Alexander Trocchi, Jack Micheline). Significant attention will be given to tracing
and recognizing the dissemination of Beat literature and culture throughout successive
generations of artists, writers and musicians.

PREREQ: Graduate standing
credit: 3