Liminality and «Communitas» in the Beat Generation
Aaron Christopher Mitchell
The Beat Generation questioned mid-twentieth century America and sought the margins of society. This book analyzes the literature and lifestyles of the Beat authors Jack Kerouac, William S. Burroughs, and Allen Ginsberg in regard to Victor Turner’s anthropological studies. The Beats separated from society by willingly entering the rites of passage. Liminal symbolism is apparent in their literature such as in movement, time, space, pilgrimages, and monstrosities. In their liminal stage, they established «communitas» and developed anti-structure. They questioned society and made proposals to change it in their liminoid literature. The Beats shared similarities with previous countercultures, and they influenced the following Hippie Generation.
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- Frankfurt am Main, Berlin, Bern, Bruxelles, New York, Oxford, Wien, 2017. 316 pp., 3 b/w ill.
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- About the book
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- Introduction
- Chapter 1. Discovering the Liminal Beat Generation and its Communitas
- 1.1 A Generation on the Margins
- 1.2 Research Methodology
- Chapter 2. Anthropology and the Beat Generation
- 2.1 Anthropology and Literature
- 2.2 Victor Turner and Anthropology in Literature
- 2.3 Victor Turner, the Beat Generation, and the 1960s Counterculture
- Chapter 3. Liminality and the Beat Generation
- 3.1 Jack Kerouac’s Journeys and the Rites of Passage
- 3.2 Jack Kerouac’s Liminal Movement and Time
- 3.3 Ghosts and Death: The Haunting Liminality of Jack Kerouac
- 3.4 From Crime to Monstrosity with William S. Burroughs
- 3.5 William S. Burroughs’ Liminal Space
- 3.6 Elders in Beat Literature
- Chapter 4. Communitas and the Beat Generation
- 4.1 Beat Communitas and Anti-Structure
- 4.2 The Beat Generation as Liminoid Literature
- 4.3 Establishing Beat Communitas through Poverty
- 4.4 Deepening Beat Communitas through Relationships
- 4.5 Jack Kerouac’s Dichotomy of Structure and Anti-Structure
- 4.6 Allen Ginsberg: A Beat Poet’s ‘Howl’ for Communitas
- Chapter 5. Liminality and Communitas in Jack Kerouac’s Pilgrimages
- Chapter 6. Countercultures and the Beat Generation
- Conclusion
- Works Cited
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- About the author
- About the book
- This eBook can be cited
- Contents
- Introduction
- Chapter 1. Discovering the Liminal Beat Generation and its Communitas
- 1.1 A Generation on the Margins
- 1.2 Research Methodology
- Chapter 2. Anthropology and the Beat Generation
- 2.1 Anthropology and Literature
- 2.2 Victor Turner and Anthropology in Literature
- 2.3 Victor Turner, the Beat Generation, and the 1960s Counterculture
- Chapter 3. Liminality and the Beat Generation
- 3.1 Jack Kerouac’s Journeys and the Rites of Passage
- 3.2 Jack Kerouac’s Liminal Movement and Time
- 3.3 Ghosts and Death: The Haunting Liminality of Jack Kerouac
- 3.4 From Crime to Monstrosity with William S. Burroughs
- 3.5 William S. Burroughs’ Liminal Space
- 3.6 Elders in Beat Literature
- Chapter 4. Communitas and the Beat Generation
- 4.1 Beat Communitas and Anti-Structure
- 4.2 The Beat Generation as Liminoid Literature
- 4.3 Establishing Beat Communitas through Poverty
- 4.4 Deepening Beat Communitas through Relationships
- 4.5 Jack Kerouac’s Dichotomy of Structure and Anti-Structure
- 4.6 Allen Ginsberg: A Beat Poet’s ‘Howl’ for Communitas
- Chapter 5. Liminality and Communitas in Jack Kerouac’s Pilgrimages
- Chapter 6. Countercultures and the Beat Generation
- Conclusion
- Works Cited
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- Title
- Copyright
- About the author
- About the book
- This eBook can be cited
- Contents
- Introduction
- Chapter 1. Discovering the Liminal Beat Generation and its Communitas
- 1.1 A Generation on the Margins
- 1.2 Research Methodology
- Chapter 2. Anthropology and the Beat Generation
- 2.1 Anthropology and Literature
- 2.2 Victor Turner and Anthropology in Literature
- 2.3 Victor Turner, the Beat Generation, and the 1960s Counterculture
- Chapter 3. Liminality and the Beat Generation
- 3.1 Jack Kerouac’s Journeys and the Rites of Passage
- 3.2 Jack Kerouac’s Liminal Movement and Time
- 3.3 Ghosts and Death: The Haunting Liminality of Jack Kerouac
- 3.4 From Crime to Monstrosity with William S. Burroughs
- 3.5 William S. Burroughs’ Liminal Space
- 3.6 Elders in Beat Literature
- Chapter 4. Communitas and the Beat Generation
- 4.1 Beat Communitas and Anti-Structure
- 4.2 The Beat Generation as Liminoid Literature
- 4.3 Establishing Beat Communitas through Poverty
- 4.4 Deepening Beat Communitas through Relationships
- 4.5 Jack Kerouac’s Dichotomy of Structure and Anti-Structure
- 4.6 Allen Ginsberg: A Beat Poet’s ‘Howl’ for Communitas
- Chapter 5. Liminality and Communitas in Jack Kerouac’s Pilgrimages
- Chapter 6. Countercultures and the Beat Generation
- Conclusion
- Works Cited
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- About the author
- About the book
- This eBook can be cited
- Contents
- Introduction
- Chapter 1. Discovering the Liminal Beat Generation and its Communitas
- 1.1 A Generation on the Margins
- 1.2 Research Methodology
- Chapter 2. Anthropology and the Beat Generation
- 2.1 Anthropology and Literature
- 2.2 Victor Turner and Anthropology in Literature
- 2.3 Victor Turner, the Beat Generation, and the 1960s Counterculture
- Chapter 3. Liminality and the Beat Generation
- 3.1 Jack Kerouac’s Journeys and the Rites of Passage
- 3.2 Jack Kerouac’s Liminal Movement and Time
- 3.3 Ghosts and Death: The Haunting Liminality of Jack Kerouac
- 3.4 From Crime to Monstrosity with William S. Burroughs
- 3.5 William S. Burroughs’ Liminal Space
- 3.6 Elders in Beat Literature
- Chapter 4. Communitas and the Beat Generation
- 4.1 Beat Communitas and Anti-Structure
- 4.2 The Beat Generation as Liminoid Literature
- 4.3 Establishing Beat Communitas through Poverty
- 4.4 Deepening Beat Communitas through Relationships
- 4.5 Jack Kerouac’s Dichotomy of Structure and Anti-Structure
- 4.6 Allen Ginsberg: A Beat Poet’s ‘Howl’ for Communitas
- Chapter 5. Liminality and Communitas in Jack Kerouac’s Pilgrimages
- Chapter 6. Countercultures and the Beat Generation
- Conclusion
- Works Cited