Statements (133)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:literary_work
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| gptkbp:associated_with |
gptkb:Borough
gptkb:Los_Angeles gptkb:San_Francisco gptkb:organization Anti-establishment views bohemian lifestyle Drug use drug use |
| gptkbp:characteristics |
spontaneity
Spontaneous prose anti-establishment views exploration of spirituality Exploration of spirituality Rejection of materialism anti-conformity |
| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
influenced literature
Influence on civil rights movement influenced art Influence on contemporary literature Impact on feminism influenced film influenced music Influence on visual arts challenged societal norms Influence on alternative lifestyles Impact on social movements Impact on modern poetry inspired social change promoted free expression inspired later literary movements Impact on drug culture Impact on environmentalism Impact on film and theater Impact on personal freedom and expression Impact on the concept of authenticity in art Impact on the notion of the American Dream Influence on LGBTQ+ rights movement Influence on spirituality and mysticism Influence on the 1960s counterculture Influence on the concept of the artist as a rebel Influence on the idea of the outsider in society Inspiration for the punk movement challenged social norms |
| gptkbp:events |
gptkb:The_San_Francisco_Renaissance
The Six Gallery reading The publication of Howl The founding of the Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics |
| gptkbp:historical_period |
1940s to 1960s
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The Beat Generation
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| gptkbp:influenced_by |
gptkb:orchestra
gptkb:award gptkb:Artist gptkb:Monarch Eastern religions |
| gptkbp:influences |
gptkb:orchestra
gptkb:existentialism gptkb:Monarch Eastern religions |
| gptkbp:is_characterized_by |
spontaneous prose
rejection of materialism exploration of spirituality experimentation with drugs |
| gptkbp:is_criticized_for |
accused of misogyny
accused of promoting drug culture seen as elitist by some |
| gptkbp:key_figures |
gptkb:William_S._Burroughs
gptkb:Allen_Ginsberg gptkb:Jack_Kerouac |
| gptkbp:key_issues |
gptkb:Howl
gptkb:Naked_Lunch gptkb:On_the_Road |
| gptkbp:legacy |
influenced music and art
influenced modern literature influenced modern poetry influenced 1960s counterculture Cultural revolution of the 1960s influenced the hippie movement influenced social movements Impact on music and art influenced the 1960s counterculture influenced music genres like rock and punk Influence on later literary movements influenced alternative lifestyles |
| gptkbp:major_city |
gptkb:North_Beach
gptkb:Greenwich_Village gptkb:Borough gptkb:Los_Angeles gptkb:San_Francisco |
| gptkbp:movement |
gptkb:Postmodern_literature
gptkb:Hippie_movement Transcendentalism |
| gptkbp:notable_event |
gptkb:The_1965_Berkeley_Poetry_Conference
The Six Gallery reading The publication of Howl The 1959 publication of The Beat Generation anthology The 1955 publication of Howl The 1956 publication of On the Road The 1958 publication of Naked Lunch The 1959 San Francisco Poetry Festival The 1960 publication of The Ticket That Exploded The 1963 publication of The Dharma Bums The 1964 publication of The Soft Machine The 1965 publication of The Beat Scene The 1966 New York City Poetry Festival The establishment of the San Francisco Renaissance The founding of the Beat Hotel The publication of On the Road The 1967 publication of The Beat Generation: A Reader. |
| gptkbp:notable_figures |
gptkb:William_S._Burroughs
gptkb:Allen_Ginsberg gptkb:Jack_Kerouac |
| gptkbp:notable_work |
gptkb:Howl
gptkb:Naked_Lunch gptkb:On_the_Road gptkb:The_Beat_Generation:_A_Reader gptkb:The_Portable_Beat_Reader gptkb:The_Beats:_A_Graphic_History The Beat Reader The Beat Generation: A History The Beat Generation: A Critical Guide |
| gptkbp:origin |
gptkb:United_States
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| gptkbp:related_concept |
gptkb:church
gptkb:postmodernism gptkb:Beatniks gptkb:Hippie_movement gptkb:organization hippies |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:John_Lennon
gptkb:Robert_Frank gptkb:Robert_Rauschenberg gptkb:The_Americans |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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