Since the 1950s, the experimental style, bohemian life, and rebellious attitudes of the Beats have influenced literature and culture. Many Beat writers and their associates, such as Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac, William S. Burroughs, Robert Creeley, and Kathy Acker, are now included in classroom anthologies, and continue to have popular appeal for their unorthodox writing style and anti-authoritarian point of view. In an A-to-Z format, Encyclopedia of Beat Literature contains hundreds of entries on all the major figures and great works of the Beat movement. Contributors include distinguished Beat scholars and friends of the Beat generation, including the Beat poets Andy Clausen and Ed Sanders. Other features include a foreword by Ann Charters, an afterword by Tim Hunt, and photographs by the legendary Beat photographer Larry Keenan. Coverage includes: Synopses and critical analyses of fiction, poetry, and essays by Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, William Burroughs, and other major Beat writers, with notes on background and critical reception Women of the Beat generation: Hettie Jones, Joyce Johnson, and more Family, friends, and associates of the Beats, including Bob Dylan, Jim Morrison, and John Lennon. Excerpted from Encyclopedia of Beat Literature: The Essential Guide to the Lives and Works of the Beat Writers All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.