{"product_id":"9781459720466","title":"Ecstasy of the Beats: On the Road to Understanding","description":"\u003cp\u003eWho were the beats? Not the sandle-clad \"beatniks\" of popular lore but dedicated writers, experimenters, skit improvisers, theorizers, hedonists, close friends, bisexual free lovers, shapers of the future. The beats hung out at Columbia university and cheap Times Square cafeterias, devouring ideas. David Creighton shows how the world has taken up their message. In \u003ci\u003eEcstasy of the Beats\u003c\/i\u003e he gives a fresh portrait of Carolyn Cassady, \"Queen of the Beats,\" and of the four major Beat writers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJack Kerouac’s \u003ci\u003eOn the Road\u003c\/i\u003e gave a pattern of adventure to restless youth, Allen Ginsberg donned a prophet’s robe by writing \u003ci\u003eHowl\u003c\/i\u003e, William Burroughs warned against control mechanisms in \u003ci\u003eNaked Lunch\u003c\/i\u003e, and Neal Cassady’s high-energy life made him an icon of freedom. Travelling widely to see where they lived, Creighton enriches the meaning of \u003ci\u003eOn the Road\u003c\/i\u003e and other Beat classics. He invites the reader on the Beats’ journey toward ever-deeper levels of understanding and provides interesting insight into Kerouacs French-Canadian roots.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dundurn Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47135226527984,"sku":"9781459720466","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781459720466_p0.jpg?v=1763871353","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781459720466","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}