Countering the Counterculture
Rereading Postwar American Dissent from Jack Kerouac to Tomas Rivera
(Author) Manuel Luis Martinez
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Rebelling against bourgeois vacuity, the Beat writers and artists have long symbolized a spirit of freedom and radical democracy. Juxtaposing them with Chicano rationalists and Mexican migrant writers, this text offers a challenge to this view and uncovers reactionary strains in the Beats' vision.
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Publisher:
University of Wisconsin Press
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
None
Language:
en
ISBN:
9780299192846
Publish year:
2003
Publish date:
Oct. 31, 2003
Manuel Luis Martinez
Manuel Luis Martinez was a Mexican-American poet known for his powerful collection of poems titled "Drift." His writing style combines raw emotion with vivid imagery, capturing the struggles and triumphs of the Latino experience in America. Martinez's work sheds light on social injustices and celebrates cultural resilience in literature.