Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-310) and index.
Contents
Introduction : The Tradition of subversion -- "America, when will your cowboys read Spengler?" : Anxiety and influence in postwar America -- Sex, drugs, and theology : The Spenglerian strain of piety -- "No time for poetry but exactly what is" : The Utopia of Beat language -- "Storming the reality studios" : Beat remythologies -- Conclusion : The Seduction of tradition.
