Rethinking Kerouac

"Esteemed Beat commentators examine Kerouac's classic works, like On the Road, alongside more obscure ones; they bring to light new facets of Kerouac's life and work, including his excursions into painting, poetry and non-fiction; they provide a rethinking of how important issues of race, gender relations, populist rhetoric, religion and queerness inform his work and reception; and they reexamine the ongoing cultural reworking of Kerouac in popular music, literature and online. Through varied perspectives, this collecton provides an indispensable account of the continued relevance of both Kerouac the writer and Kerouac the cultural icon in the 21st century"--