Beat generation : glory days in Greenwich Village /

From fashion and food to literature and music, the Beats heralded a new way of living, and a new mode of recording their lives. There is hardly a part of American culture today that is untouched by their work. Fred and Gloria McDarrah lived and worked in the heart of the Beat scene. Astute observers...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	McDarrah, Fred W., 1926-2007 (Author, Photographer), McDarrah, Gloria S. (Author)
Other Authors:	Ginsberg, Allen, 1926-1997 (Inscriber)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : London : Schirmer Books ; Prentice Hall International, [1996]
Subjects:	Kerouac, Jack, > 1922-1969 > Friends and associates > Portraits. Kerouac, Jack, > 1922-1969 Kerouac, Jack, > 1922-1969 > Amis et relations > Ouvrages illustrés. Beats (Persons) > Pictorial works. Authors, American > 20th century > Portraits. Greenwich Village (New York, N.Y.) > Intellectual life > 20th century > Pictorial works. Greenwich Village (New York, N.Y.) > Social life and customs > 20th century > Pictorial works. Authors, American > Homes and haunts > New York (State) > New York > Pictorial works. Authors, American. Authors, American > Homes and haunts. Beat generation. Friendship. Intellectual life. Manners and customs. New York (State) > New York. New York (State) > New York > Greenwich Village. Amerikaans. Letterkunde. Beat Generation. Beat generation > Ouvrages illustrés. Écrivains américains > 1945-1970 > Résidences et lieux familiers > New York (N.Y.) New York (N.Y.) > Quartier de Greenwich Village > Moeurs et coutumes > 1945-1970. Beatgeneration New York- Greenwich Village Greenwich Village (New York, N.Y.) > Social life and customs > Pictorial works. 1900-1999 Authors, American > 20th century > Homes and haunts > New York (N.Y.) > Pictorial works Authors, American > 20th century > Portraits Beat generation > Pictorial works Greenwich Village (New York, N.Y.) > Social life and customs > Pictorial works Kerouac, Jack > Friends and associates > Portraits Pictorial works. Portraits.

Table of Contents:

Anatomy of a beatnik
The Artist's Studio
Black Mountain School
The Cedar Street Tavern
The Club
Coffee houses
Allen Ginsberg : Beat-at-large
Jazz and the Beats
Ted Joans's birthday party
Kerouac writes a poem
Literary gatherings and hangouts
Literary publications
The Living Theatre
Frank O'Hara & the New York School
Poetry readings
Portraits on the Beat scene
Rent-a-beatnik
The San Francisco school
Street and park scenes
The Wilentzes and the 8th Street Bookshop
Last stop : Lowell.