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Tuesday, 23 June 2015

'The American Nightmare' - The Beats, research

Before reading the poetry of Allen Ginsberg it is important to have some information about the literary, social and historical context he was writing in. The links below will help you with this research.




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LLpNKo09Xk


http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=dylan+subterranean+homesick+bues&FORM=VIRE1#view=detail&mid=16BB1BD095B4E140C9A016BB1BD095B4E140C9A0


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_eR0IVSOhY


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiJ_0gp-T9A



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