Beat Generation literature

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:literary_work
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:True_West
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:organization
1950s
spiritual exploration
drug use
free love
gptkbp:author gptkb:William_S._Burroughs
gptkb:Allen_Ginsberg
gptkb:Jack_Kerouac
gptkbp:cultural_impact gptkb:political_movement
gptkb:literary_work
gptkb:artwork
American literature
film and media
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Beat Generation literature
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:hippie_movement
postmodern literature
punk rock music
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:orchestra
surrealism
Eastern religions
gptkbp:is_characterized_by gptkb:Politician
gptkb:Community_Center
introspection
road trips
cynicism
spontaneity
anti-establishment themes
cultural hybridity
celebration of life
disillusionment
philosophical exploration
social critique
intertextuality
urban settings
nonconformity
existential themes
exploration of identity
cultural critique
stream of consciousness writing
exploration of sexuality
exploration of consciousness
exploration of the American Dream
use of humor
poetic experimentation
dialogue with tradition
use of drugs
celebration of spontaneity
rebellion against materialism
rejection of conventional narrative structures
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Six_Gallery_reading
gptkb:The_San_Francisco_Renaissance
The publication of Howl
The publication of On the Road
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:Howl
gptkb:Naked_Lunch
gptkb:On_the_Road