The green ghost
Subtitle: William Burroughs and the ecological mind
By: Chad Weidner
Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
Published: 2016
Place of publication: Carbondale
Language: eng
Number of pages: 200
ISBN-13: 9780809334865; 9780809334872
Subjects: Ecocriticism; Beat generation; Criticism and interpretation; LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General; Ecology in literature
Description: "So many biographical works exist on the Beat Generation, which are of course important, but scholars tend to neglect the most fascinating aspects of their literary texts. "The Green Ghost" seeks to steer the study of Burroughs and the beats into a new direction entirely by viewing their work through the cultural prism of green cultural studies"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.