The Beat Generation 垮掉的一代.ppt

The Beat Generation The Beat Generation refers to a group of American post-WWⅡ writers who came to prominence in the 1950s, as well as the cultural phenomena that they both documented and inspired. Central elements of “Beat” culture ： experimentation with drugs alternative forms of sexuality an interest in Eastern religion a rejection of materialism the idealizing of exuberant unexpurgated means of expression and being. The important and classic works of the Beat Generation include Jack Kerouac’s on the road, Poet Alan Ginsberg’s Howl and William S. Burroughss Naked Lunch. Jack Kerouac(1922～1969) ： The representative figure of the Beat Generation. Major works： On the road , The dharma bums , The Desolation angels , Lonesome traveler and so on. Influence on the western culture In many ways, the “Beat Generation” could be regarded as the first truly post-modern subculture in the history of American culture. Beat writers was the most important force in questioning and denying the traditional cultural values after World War II. Their attitudes and ideas of the mainstream culture influenced later generations of peoples cultural understanding. Shift to the hippies era In the 20th century, 60 years, Beat Generation as a cultural branch began to change. 40-50 years active in the Beatles family began to be replaced by a more active in the 60s counter-culture groups, the groups name will also be changed to hippie. Difference: Beatnik (披头族，垮掉的一代的参与者）is usually indifference to the politics while Hippie is keen to participate in the civil rights movement and the antiwar movement. Such as hot cartoon“ The Simpsons ”, Ned Flanders parents are typical image of the beatnik.（披头族） The movie Trainspotting (电影《猜火车》）also describes a group of teenage classic beat generation life about alcohol, drug and sex.. Films about the Beat Generation Pull My Daisy (1958) Heart Beat (1980) Whatever Happened To Kerouac? (1986) Naked Lunch (1991) The Source (1999) Beat (2000) Allen Ginsber