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Scratching the Beat Surface by Michael McClure

Scratching the Beat Surface

Essays on New Vision from Blake to Kerouac

By Michael McClure

By Michael McClure

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Nov 01, 1994 | ISBN 9780140232523

Scratching the Beat Surface by Michael McClure
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Nov 01, 1994 | ISBN 9780140232523

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About Scratching the Beat Surface

This insider’s view of the Beat scene of the fifties and early sixties vividly marks the advancement of a new perception of art as “a living bio-alchemical organism” through essays by a poet and playwright who helped shape the movement.

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About Michael McClure

Michael McClure has published novels, interviews, essays, and plays. In recent years he has performed his poetry in collaboration with the Doors keyboardist, Ray Manzarek.

Product Details

Category: Arts & Entertainment Biographies & Memoirs | Literary Figure Biographies & Memoirs | Literary Criticism | 20th Century U.S. History

Paperback | $14.00
Published by Penguin Books
Nov 01, 1994 | 192 Pages | 5-1/16 x 7-3/4 | ISBN 9780140232523

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