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Exile of the Beat King: Eden, Moloch, and the Mythic American Journeys of Jack Kerouac

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Maynard argues that Kerouac’s relationship with exile extends beyond <i>On The Road</i>, a novel that has been read in many ways, ranging from an American travelogue to a psychological portrait of postwar U.S. In his essay, Maynard tracks the cultural influence of <i>On The Road</i>. He addresses the uncomfortable mythologization of Kerouac’s novel as a fiction of psychological exile and examines the implications of a narrative in which the author himself becomes a fictional character. <br><br> Maynard argumenta que la relación de Kerouac con el exilio se extiende más que en <i>On The Road</i>, una novela que ha sido leída desde muchos puntos de vista, en los límites de una película de viaje americana a un retrato psicológico de los EEUU posguerra. En su ensayo, Maynard considera la influencia cultural de <i>On The Road</i>. Se dirige a la mitologicación incómoda de la novela de Kerouac como ficción del exilio psicológico y examina las implicaciones de una narrativa en la cual el autor mismo se convierte en un personaje ficticio. <br><br> Maynard argumenta que a relação de Kerouac com exílio estende-se acima de <i>On The Road</i>, uma novela que tem sido interpretado de muitas maneiras distintas, entre elas como uma crónica de viagem americana a um retrato psicológico dos E.U. na pós-guerra. Em seu trabalho, Maynard considera a influência cultural de <i>On The Road</i>. Ele considera a mitologização incómoda da novela de Kerouac como uma ficção de exilo psicológico e examina as implicações duma narrativa em que o autor mesmo chega a ser pessoa fictícia. <br><br> Maynard affirme que la relation de Kerouac avec l’exil va au-delà de son roman <i>On The Road</i>, qui a été interprété de plusieurs manières, allant du récit de voyage américain au portrait psychologique des Etats-Unis d’après-guerre. Dans son essai, Maynard part à la recherche de l’influence culturelle de <i>On The Road</i>. Il pose le problème de la mythification gênante du roman de Kerouac comme la fiction d’un exil psychologique, et il examine les implications d’un récit dans lequel l’auteur lui-même devient un caractère fictif.
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Title: Exile of the Beat King: Eden, Moloch, and the Mythic American Journeys of Jack Kerouac
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Maynard argues that Kerouac’s relationship with exile extends beyond <i>On The Road</i>, a novel that has been read in many ways, ranging from an American travelogue to a psychological portrait of postwar U.
S.
In his essay, Maynard tracks the cultural influence of <i>On The Road</i>.
He addresses the uncomfortable mythologization of Kerouac’s novel as a fiction of psychological exile and examines the implications of a narrative in which the author himself becomes a fictional character.
<br><br> Maynard argumenta que la relación de Kerouac con el exilio se extiende más que en <i>On The Road</i>, una novela que ha sido leída desde muchos puntos de vista, en los límites de una película de viaje americana a un retrato psicológico de los EEUU posguerra.
En su ensayo, Maynard considera la influencia cultural de <i>On The Road</i>.
Se dirige a la mitologicación incómoda de la novela de Kerouac como ficción del exilio psicológico y examina las implicaciones de una narrativa en la cual el autor mismo se convierte en un personaje ficticio.
<br><br> Maynard argumenta que a relação de Kerouac com exílio estende-se acima de <i>On The Road</i>, uma novela que tem sido interpretado de muitas maneiras distintas, entre elas como uma crónica de viagem americana a um retrato psicológico dos E.
U.
na pós-guerra.
Em seu trabalho, Maynard considera a influência cultural de <i>On The Road</i>.
Ele considera a mitologização incómoda da novela de Kerouac como uma ficção de exilo psicológico e examina as implicações duma narrativa em que o autor mesmo chega a ser pessoa fictícia.
<br><br> Maynard affirme que la relation de Kerouac avec l’exil va au-delà de son roman <i>On The Road</i>, qui a été interprété de plusieurs manières, allant du récit de voyage américain au portrait psychologique des Etats-Unis d’après-guerre.
Dans son essai, Maynard part à la recherche de l’influence culturelle de <i>On The Road</i>.
Il pose le problème de la mythification gênante du roman de Kerouac comme la fiction d’un exil psychologique, et il examine les implications d’un récit dans lequel l’auteur lui-même devient un caractère fictif.

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