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03203aam a2200385 i 4500 001 F0E0A6F65B3C11ED8F2A915D41ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20221103010037 008 211216s2022 nyu b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2021058631 020 $a 1433189070 020 $a 9781433189074 035 $a (OCoLC)1289618276 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCF $d OCLCO $d UKMGB $d OCLCO $d YDX $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a PS228 B6 H37 2022 100 1 $a Harma, Tanguy, $d 1982- $e author. 245 14 $a The paradox of Thanatos : $b Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg : from self-destruction to self-liberation / $c Tanguy Harma. 264 1 $a New York, NY : $b Peter Lang Publishing, Inc., $c [2022] 300 $a ix, 178 pages ; $c 24 cm 490 1 $a Modern American literature ; $v vol. 74 520 $a "More often associated with hedonism and cheap thrills than with notions of alienation and suffering, Beat literature has rarely been envisaged from the perspective of the paradoxical dynamics at play in the writings. What this book evidences is that the sacrosanct quest for transcendence staged by Kerouac and by Ginsberg is underpinned, primarily, by a trope of nullification that acts as a menace for the self. This tropism for destruction and death is not only emblematic of their works, it is also used as a literary strategy that seeks to conquer the fear of self-annihilation through the writing itself. It is precisely this interplay - approached through an Existentialism that simultaneously converges upon the Transcendentalist legacy of Beat writing - which probes the paradoxical dimension of the texts, enabling the mythological figure of Thanatos to take centre stage. The critical synergy of the book, brought about by relating American literature and culture to European thought, enables in-depth analyses of a selection of novels and poems, grasped through their aesthetic, ontological and historical dimensions. Shedding new light on the literary strategies of two widely misunderstood American writers of the twentieth century, this captivating study into the drives for self-destruction and self-liberation encapsulated by Kerouac and Ginsberg sets out to reinvent the well-worn definition of 'Beat' through its original approach - an essential critical piece for all those interested in the American counterculture"-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 540 $a Current Copyright Fee: GBP22.50 $c 0. $5 Uk 650 0 $a American literature $y 20th century $x History and criticism. 650 0 $a Beats (Persons) 600 10 $a Kerouac, Jack, $d 1922-1969 $x Criticism and interpretation. 600 10 $a Ginsberg, Allen, $d 1926-1997 $x Criticism and interpretation. 650 0 $a Transcendence (Philosophy) in literature. 776 08 $i Online version: $a Harma, Tanguy, 1982- $t Paradox of Thanatos : Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg $d New York : Peter Lang, 2022 $z 9781433189364 $w (DLC) 2021058632 830 0 $a Modern American literature (New York, N.Y.) ; $v v. 74. 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20230907012505.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=F0E0A6F65B3C11ED8F2A915D41ECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search