Beat sound, Beat vision: The Beat spirit and popular song

By: Laurence Coupe

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Synopsis: This book reveals the ideas behind the Beat vision which influenced the Beat sound of the songwriters who followed on from them. Having explored the thinking of Alan Watts, who coined the term ‘Beat Zen’, and who influenced the counterculture which emerged out of the Beat movement, it celebrates Jack Kerouac as a writer in pursuit of a ‘beatific’ vision. On this basis, the book goes on to explain the relevance of Kerouac and his friends Allen Ginsberg and Gary Snyder to songwriters who emerged in the 1960s. Not only are new, detailed readings of the lyrics of the Beatles and of Dylan given, but the range and depth of the Beat legacy within popular song is indicated by way of an overview of some important innovators: Jim Morrison, Joni Mitchell, Leonard Cohen, Donovan, the Incredible String Band, Van Morrison and Nick Drake.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 232 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781847794765
Related ISBNs:: 9780719071126, 9780719071133, 9780719071126, 9781847796264, 9780719071133, 9780719071126, 9781847796264, 9780719071133, 9780719071126, 9781847796264
Publisher:: Manchester University Press
Date of Addition:: 06/30/17
Copyrighted By:: Manchester University Press
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Nonfiction, Literature and Fiction, Social Studies, Language Arts
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.