The Beat Generation. Vulnerable Victims or Inviolable Individuals?: The Concept of Vulnerability in "Memoirs of a Beatnik" and "On the Road" [German]

By Lisa Kastl

Essay aus dem Jahr 2011 im Fachbereich Didaktik - Englisch - Literaturgeschichte, Epochen, Note: 1,5, Universit?t Stuttgart (Institut f?r Anglistik), Veranstaltung: Beat Culture, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Essay ?ber die Beat Generation unter Betracht ausgew?hlter Werke (u.a. von Jack Kerouac und Diane DiPrima) Introduction Vulnerability is often one-dimensionally viewed as the degree to which mishaps, pain and shame are allowed to enter into one's life. However it is also the birthplace of creativity and basis for a feeling of self-worthiness. Thereby vulnerability creates authenticity . There are various different definitions of vulnerability according to the field in which the term is used..

• Format: Paperback
• Language: German
• ISBN: 3656580863
• ISBN13: 9783656580867
• Release Date: February 2014
• Publisher: Grin Verlag
• Length: 20 Pages
• Weight: 0.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.0" x 7.0" x 10.0"