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Jack Kerouac in PeriodicalsA listing of Jack Kerouac's contributions to magazine and periodicals
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Jack Kerouac - My Favorite NovelistKnown internationally for his Beat novel "On The Road," Kerouac none-the-less was an acomplished writer with a lifelong obsession for putting things in print.
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Visions of Gerard by Jack KerouacVisions of Gerard is unique in the Kerouac pantheon. In fact, it is one of Kerouac's most accessible and sweetest novels and is sure to win new fans to his work. -
Visions of Gerard by Jack KerouacThe story is heart-rending and the opening chapter of Kerouac's Dulouz Legend, a life's work he envisioned as a rival to Proust's In Search of Lost Time.
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Kristen Stewart Says She Had "Jitters" Before Shooting Film Adaptation of Jack Kerouac Classic: On the RoadWeeks before shooting began for the adaptation of Jack Kerouac's classic film "On the Road," in which Kristen Stewart stars in, the actress admitted to having some "jitters." -
Ten "Road" Songs to Honor of the 40th Anniversary of Kerouac's DeathJack Kerouac passed away on October 21, 1969, but his influential book on the Road continues to be as popular as ever. Here are ten songs to take with you "On the Road" along with the book.
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Buddhism in Jack Kerouac's The Dharma BumsThis essay examines the various portrayals of Buddhism in Jack Kerouac's "The Dharma Bums." Kerouac provides differing interpretations to suggest that there is no single path to enlightenment.
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Real Life Beat Writers, Poets as Characters in Jack Kerouac NovelsA guide to the Beat writers and poets appearing in the major novels of Jack Kerouac. -
My Dad, Jack KerouacWhat would your life be like if you were the daughter of Jack Kerouac? This short piece of fiction explores the idea.
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The Kerouac ScrollWhile the On the Road scroll of literary legend exists, there's a lot more to story than Jack Kerouac's three week typing bender. -
The Art of Wit: Jack Kerouac and Luis BunuelHere, I explore the use of Freudian wit in Kerouac and Bunuel's work.
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Kerouac's Vision of Spontaneous ProseAre you dreaming to become the next Kerouac? Kerouac's novels, especially Subterraneans and The Dharma Bums, were essentially an author's How-to write using the spontaneous prose method. Learn more how to write in trance-like meditation the way Kaerouac did.
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Beboping Dubliners: How Jack Kerouac Dug James JoyceKerouac named Joyce as one of his greatest influences. See how Kerouac developed his spontaneous prose method through the influences of Joyce, Wolfe, and William Saroyan.
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Spontaneous Prose of Jack KerouacKerouac is renowned for his first draft spontaneous prose work. Go to the source to find how-to's in his writing.
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Representations of Space, Place and Landscape in Jack Kerouac's On the RoadJack Kerouac's 'On the Road' is a novel about youth, freedom and the rejection of the American Dream. This essay focuses upon depictions of landscape, space, place, placelessness and betweeness of place as experienced by the protagonist, Sal Paradise.
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Dharma Bums: Jack Kerouac Wanderlust at Its BestGeneral overview of the Jack Kerouac novel Dharma Bums and how it encourages the wanderlust in me.
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Was Michel Foucault Right About Jack Kerouac?Kerouac was considered outsider literature. Does this mean his writings play into Michel Foucault's theories about culture?
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Jack Kerouac: The King of BeatAn informative essay, explaining the life and contributions of beat poet Jack Kerouac. -
Kerouac's On the RoadJack Kerouac's "On the Road" is a classic of American literature and shaped an entire generation. This paper discusses the work, with particular emphasis on the main character, Dean Moriarity.
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Kerouac and Salinger - My Favorite WritersA summary of my experiences with the Beat generation and how I identified with Beat writers in high school.
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Analyzing Allen Ginsberg and Jack KerouacExamining the declining opinion of Beat poetry amongst modern college students.
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Learning with the Gilmores: Jack Kerouac and the Little Match GirlHave you ever watched Gilmore Girls and one of their pop culture references has gone over your head? I am hear to help you learn what they mean. -
Neal Cassady's House Got the Bulldozer: I WatchedNeal Cassady was the real-life inspiration for Dean Moriarty in Jack Kerouac's novel "On the Road." In 1997, city officials in Monter Sereno, Calif. allowed the house to be demolished so the new owners could build a a new house.
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Neal Cassady: Holy Goof of the Beat GenerationProfile of Neal Cassady, a friend of Jack Kerouac who was transformed into a main character in Kerouac's seminal Beat Generation novel "On the Road" -
Poetry: What is it and What Makes it Great?An explanation of poetry and what makes poetry and literature great, as well as specific examples from two of the great poems of American Poetry.
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Sean Penn's Adaption of Into the Wild; Starring Emile HirschSean Penn's adaptation of John Krakauer's book Into the Wild, conjures up Kerouac's On The Road meets Thoreau's Walden, glorifying the journey of Christopher McCandless; an idealist who ditched a Harvard bound life for a great Alaskan adventure -
William S. Burroughs: "Il Hombre Invisible""Naked Lunch" author Burroughs was friend of Jack Kerouac & Allen Ginsburg -
The Adventures of Sal and Dean and How it Defined a GenerationJack Kerouac's On The Road, is a true story of friendship between a group of friends and four trips across America in the late 1940's
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The One and Only Gonzo Journalist: Hunter S. ThompsonFollowing in the footsteps of literary greats Hemingway and Kerouac, gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson earned his keep as a 1960s countercultural icon after penning Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. But how have we come to perceive this man today? -
He was Never CoolA review of the novel by Sam Kashner about the his time as the first student of the Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics and his interaction with the aging Beat writers.
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