The twilight of romanticism: a thematic content analysis of the French romantic movement and the beat generation

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dc.contributor.authorWells, John D.en
dc.contributor.committeecochairHillery, George A. Jr.en
dc.contributor.committeecochairFuhrman, Ellsworthen
dc.contributor.committeememberCarter, Timothyen
dc.contributor.committeememberSkipper, James K. Jr.en
dc.contributor.committeememberWood, Michaelen
dc.contributor.departmentSociologyen
dc.date.accessioned2019-03-26T19:52:52Zen
dc.date.available2019-03-26T19:52:52Zen
dc.date.issued1982en
dc.description.abstractThis study investigated the production of literary themes as cultural products in two historical periods: The French Romantic Movement and the Beat Generation in America during the 1950's. The study defined the fundamental literary themes of the French Romantic Movement and examined the sociological factors which led to the development of this system of ideas. In turn, the French themes were used as an analytical device to determine if these themes existed in the Beat Generation and if the Beat Generation could be viewed as a social and literary movement in the tradition of French literary history. Following a comparison of essential ideas of each movement, the study investigated the sociological factors which led not only to French Romanticism, but to the Beat Generation as well. The project provided a thorough, systematic content analysis of the literary themes of the Beat Generation, and concluded that the Beat Generation may be considered a system of ideas in the tradition of French Romanticism. In addition, several similar abiding sociological factors were present in both historical periods. The study projected the possibility of vanishing alternative Bohemian sub-cultures in modern society and the advent of the twilight of romanticism.en
dc.description.degreeDoctor of Philosophyen
dc.format.extentvi, 285, [1] leavesen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/88609en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 8889608en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V856 1982.W444en
dc.subject.lcshLiterature and society -- Franceen
dc.subject.lcshLiterature and society -- United Statesen
dc.subject.lcshFrance -- Social conditions -- 19th centuryen
dc.subject.lcshUnited States -- Social conditions -- 1945-en
dc.titleThe twilight of romanticism: a thematic content analysis of the French romantic movement and the beat generationen
dc.typeDissertationen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.leveldoctoralen
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophyen

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