The bop apocalypse

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"Blending biography, cultural history, and literary criticism, the bop apocalypse explores the religious concerns, metaphysical realities, and spiritual pursuits that undergirded the early friendship and literary collaborations of Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, and William S. Burroughs.". "Presenting a religious biography of the Beats from the mid-1940s to the late 1950s, John Lardas shows that in rejecting many of the cultural tenets of postwar America, Kerouac, Ginsberg, and Burroughs created new visions of both self and country, visions they articulated through distinctive literary forms."--BOOK JACKET.

subjects: American Religious fiction,  American Religious poetry,  American literature,  Beat generation,  History and criticism,  Influence,  Religion,  Religious fiction, American,  Religious poetry, American,  Religion and literature,  Visions in literature,  Apocalyptic literature,  History,  American literature, history and criticism, 20th century,  Spengler, oswald, 1880-1936,  Burroughs, william s., 1914-1997,  Kerouac, jack, 1922-1969,  Ginsberg, allen, 1926-1997,  Beats (Persons)

People: Allen, 1926- Ginsberg,  Jack , 1922-1969 Kerouac,  Oswald, 1880-1936 Spengler,  William S. Burroughs (1914-)

Times: 20th century