John Tytell is professor of English at Queens College (CUNY) and the author of Ezra Pound, Reading New York, Paradise Outlaws, The Living Theatre, and Passionate Lives. He lives in New York City.
The definitive history of the 'beat generation.'
*Leon Edel*
Strong, urgent, ultimately thrilling.... In some 250 packed pages
of text [Tytell] misses very little, unfolding his subjects'
stories in detailed social and historical context and, separately,
analyzing their art. Of particular usefulness is his careful
tracing of the Beats' intellectual roots, their spiritual and
literary influences.
*The New York Times*
A thoroughly readable and persuasive work that will take its place
at the center of studies of literature [of these years].
*American Literature*
Energy, conviction, and unexpected brilliance.
*The New Yorker*
An essential book.
*John Clellon Holmes*
As fine a view as we are likely to get of this vibrant phase in
American literary history.
*Chicago Sun-Times*
The culturally soporific 1950d fairly screamed out for new ideas
and ways of looking at the world. Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, and
William S. Burroughs were only too glad to oblige and, even though
they're now gone, they're clearly left their imprint on their times
and even ours. This collection of writings blends history,
biography, and social and literary criticism, as Tytell relates to
a new generation the emergence of the Beat movement.
*Steve Goddard's History Wire*
Any studying American literature, especially modern literary
trends, will want to include John Tytell's Naked Angels: Kerouac,
Ginsberg, Burroughs on their reading list for a lively biographical
series of sketches offering insights ino the lives and history of
some of the beat contributors to American writing. Newcomers
especially will appreciate an introduction to these major figures
which assumes no prior knowledge, but assesses their personalities,
achievements, and the atmosphere of their times.
*Midwest Book Review*
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