Allen Ginsberg Flashcards

1
Q

Year of birth ?

A

1926

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2
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De quel groupe faisait-il partie ?

A

He’s a poet of beat movement or beat generation

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3
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Beat generation ?

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A west coast movement, started in San Francisco and developed in NY city.

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4
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Howl ?

A

1956 - famous for both its themes and its deeply experimental form marked by whitmanian heritage.

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5
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What the poem expresses ?

A

Revolt against the dominant spirit of conformity during the red scare at the time of McCarthyism

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6
Q

Section I of Howl focuses on ?

A

His vision and interpretation of the beat experience.

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7
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The section 2 of howl focuses on?

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The notion of capitalism during the Cold War where the US had become the word first capitalistic economic power

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8
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The section 3 of howl ?

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Is a direct address to Carl Solomon a writer of beat generation, having undergone a shock therapy treatment in Rockland

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