| Description |
x, 316 p ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-310) and index. |
| Contents |
Contents: Introduction: The Tradition of subversion -- "America, when will your cowboys read Spengler?": Anxiety and influence in postwar America -- Sex, drugs, and theology: The Spenglerian strain of piety -- "No time for poetry but exactly what is": The Utopia of Beat language -- "Storming the reality studios": Beat remythologies -- Conclusion: The Seduction of tradition. |
| Sujet |
Spengler, Oswald, 1880-1936 -- Influence. |
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Burroughs, William S, 1914- -- Religion. |
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Kerouac, Jack, 1922-1969 -- Religion. |
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Ginsberg, Allen, 1926- -- Religion. |
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American literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
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Beat generation.
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Religious fiction, American -- History and criticism.
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Religious poetry, American -- History and criticism.
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Religion and literature -- History -- 20th century.
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Apocalyptic literature -- History and criticism.
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Visions in literature.
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| ISBN |
0252025997 (alk. paper) |
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