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Chapter 13 - The Vietnam Effect

from Part IV - Beat Politics (1962–1969)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 February 2020

Steven Belletto
Steven Belletto
Affiliation:
Lafayette College, Pennsylvania
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This chapter looks at the significance of the Vietnam War and its impact on Beat writing. It begins with an analysis of Ginsberg's poem “Wichita Vortex Sutra,” and then looks at the work of Ed Sanders, Tuli Kupferberg, and Bob Dylan, among others.

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The Beats
A Literary History
 , pp. 360 - 372
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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  • The Vietnam Effect
  • Steven Belletto, Lafayette College, Pennsylvania
  • Book: The Beats
  • Online publication: 20 February 2020
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316817179.018
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  • The Vietnam Effect
  • Steven Belletto, Lafayette College, Pennsylvania
  • Book: The Beats
  • Online publication: 20 February 2020
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316817179.018
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  • The Vietnam Effect
  • Steven Belletto, Lafayette College, Pennsylvania
  • Book: The Beats
  • Online publication: 20 February 2020
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316817179.018
Available formats
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