THE MADMEN OF ALLEN GINSBERG’S “HOWL” AND THEIR BLAKEAN ROOTS Cover Image

THE MADMEN OF ALLEN GINSBERG’S “HOWL” AND THEIR BLAKEAN ROOTS
THE MADMEN OF ALLEN GINSBERG’S “HOWL” AND THEIR BLAKEAN ROOTS

Author(s): Andreea Paris-Popa
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature, Theory of Literature
Published by: Editura Universităţii de Vest din Timişoara / Diacritic Timisoara
Keywords: Allen Ginsberg; beatitude; madness; the Beat Generation; William Blake;

Summary/Abstract: This paper considers the cultural reflection of William Blake’s literary madness in the shaping of the identitary image of “Howl”’s Beats, with the word beat interpreted as meaning beatifically mad. I underline the effect of this type of madness upon the hipsters who inspired and became inspirational trough Allen Ginsberg’s groundbreaking American poem and the latter’s portrayal of madness as both a consequence of social stigma and a source of prophetic self-confidence.

  • Issue Year: 25/2019
  • Issue No: 25
  • Page Range: 161-171
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: English
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