LouieB Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 It is a calm cool night in Chicago and I can't sleep, so I figured I would post this article from the New Yorker by Louis Menand on the Beats...... Critic at LargeDrive, He WroteWhat the Beats were about.by Louis Menand October 1, 2007 - Quote Link to post Share on other sites
j4lackey Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 Wow, that was a really nice piece. Good to sit here and read while everyone else is still asleep. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
M. (hristine Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 "The Beats were not rebels; they were misfits." I would posit that the sexual territory explored by Kerouac's extreme self conscious writing is not specific to that group of people or time in history. Those dynamics are true to most groups or tribes of friends. Kerouac's brilliance was to see these interactions clearly enough to show them to the reader in a way that doesn't alienate but engage. Kerouac recorded the psychosexual dynamics of a group without being didactic. It is an examination of real Platonic love (unexpressed erotic/spiritual love between men), set in the modern theater of the automobile. Thanks for being an insomniac, Lou. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted September 28, 2007 Author Share Posted September 28, 2007 without being didactic.The weirdest part about this though is that Kerouac in real life was extremely didactic. It was his unbelieveable talent that enabled him to be opinionated, yet not let that interfer with his art. LoueiB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
quarter23cd Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 Thanks, Lou. Great read to start of a Friday morning at work. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mrs. Peel Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 I got your back with the double post, Lou. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
M. (hristine Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 The weirdest part about this though is that Kerouac in real life was extremely didactic. LoueiBSeems to be a common denominator of many drunks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted September 28, 2007 Author Share Posted September 28, 2007 I got your back with the double post, Lou. I just love reading well written stuff. I won't say the New Yorker is always spot on, but this time the article had something somewhat new to say about a well worn topic. Of course it is always great to see Ginsburg's pictures... LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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