University of North Texas: Walt Whitman and the Beat Generation

Instructors: James Baird and James Tanner

Revised and Corrected 21 July 1999
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WALT WHITMAN AND THE BEAT GENERATION
FALL SEMESTER, 1998
WEDNESDAYS, 6:30-9:20 P.M., LANG 316
(Teachers: JAMES L. BAIRD & JAMES T. F. TANNER)
A TEAM-TAUGHT COURSE
{ ENGLISH 4940.002 Baird } { ENGLISH 5800.002 Tanner }

COURSE PLAN AND SCHEDULE OF WEEKLY ASSIGNMENTS

REQUIRED TEXTBOOKS

1. Whitman, Walt. Leaves of Grass. Authoritative Texts, Prefaces,
Whitman on His Art, Criticism. Ed. Sculley Bradley and Harold W.
Blodgett. Norton Critical Edition. New York: W. W. Norton & Co., 1973.
Paper. ISBN: 0-393-09388-3. $17.95. [abbreviated LG]

2. Charters, Ann, ed. The Portable Beat Reader. New York: Penguin
Books, 1992. Paper. ISBN: 014-0151028. $15.95. [abbreviated PBR]

3. Kerouac, Jack. On the Road. 1957. New York: Penguin USA, 1991.
Paper. ISBN: 0140042598. $12.95.

TEACHERS' OFFICE HOURS

James L. Baird

Mondays: 3:00-4:00 OFFICE: LANG 409J
Wednesdays: 3:00-4:00, 5:30-6:30 PHONE: (940) 565-2173
Fridays: 3:00-4:00 E-MAIL: jbaird@unt.edu
Also by Special Appointment LV. MSG. (940) 565-2050
FAX: (940) 565-4355

James T. F. Tanner

Mondays: 10:00-11:00 OFFICE: AUDB 205, AUDB 112
Tuesdays: 10:00-11:00 PHONE: (940) 565-2134, 565-2117
Wednesdays: 5:30-6:30 P.M. E-MAIL: jamest@unt.edu
Thursdays: 10:00-11:00 LV. MSG. (940) 565-2050
Also by Special Appointment FAX: (940) 565-4355

ATTENDANCE POLICY

Regular and punctual attendance is expected of every student. You must
attend both sessions each night. You will be allowed one unexcused
absence (cut). A greater number of cuts will damage your grade. Class
participation is important.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

English 4940.002/5800.002 is a team-taught course whose major goal is
to increase the students' knowledge of, and appreciation for, the
literary works of Walt Whitman and the writers of the Beat Generation.
We will explore, as time permits, the poetry, prose, essays, and
correspondence of Whitman and the Beats. We will examine the
literature of Walt Whitman and the Beats in relation to origins and
effects on contemporary life. We will also, through writing
assignments, examinations, and class discussions (strongly
encouraged), work toward a critical analysis of the literary works of
Walt Whitman and the Beat Generation writers.

This class offers an opportunity to engage in a close reading of Walt
Whitman's Leaves of Grass and Beat Generation literature, a forum for
discussion and shared observation, and a formal setting to explore the
larger issues raised by Walt Whitman and the Beat Generation writers.
Mainly, though, this exploration of Walt Whitman and the Beat
Generation should lead the student to a deeper understanding of
his/her own thoughts and beliefs. The ultimate goal, then, as it ought
to be for every academic encounter, is personal insight and
self-discovery. The course should enrich the emotional, intellectual,
and spiritual lives of students and teachers.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

1. To read widely and deeply in Walt Whitman and the Beat Generation
writers.
2. To write clearly about the readings as a means of
developing skills in analysis and
interpretation.
3. To discuss the significance of Whitman and the Beat Generation
writers for American
culture.
4. To look at the literature of Whitman and the Beats in relation to
the literary traditions--
such as Thoreau's transcendentalism, Whitman's unique American
Romanticism, or Blake's visionary writing--that preceded and
influenced Whitman and the Beats.
5. To use the literature of Walt Whitman and the Beats to provoke
discussion of larger issues that continue to shape world
consciousness, including: the American Dream, individualism,
democracy, popular culture, personal identity, sexual orientation,
Buddhism, Catholicism, social rebellion, and artistic freedom.
6. To arrive at a personal understanding of the innovative literary
techniques of Walt Whitman and the Beat Generation writers.
7. To recognize the importance of certain geographical settings for the
literature of Whitman and the Beats-- including New York City, San
Francisco, and Lowell, Massachusetts.
8. The teachers invite you to contribute your own course objectives, and we'll attempt to
incorporate your suggestions into the course. READING ASSIGNMENTS

Assigned weekly reading assignments should be read prior to the
scheduled class. Students are of course encouraged to read widely on
their own initiative and to exercise ingenuity in locating books and
articles that may (or may not) be in the UNT Library. Teachers will
assist students in difficult situations.

CLASS FORMAT

This class meets once per week (Wednesday evenings, 6:30-9:20 p.m.) in
LANG 316. The teachers will alternate taking the first session. Class
discussion will follow. A fiftteen-minute break will be allowed for
each class session. Some classes may involve video and audio
materials, or an occasional guest speaker. The student's active
involvement is strongly encouraged. In fact, it's required. We should
all see our meeting time as a chance to explore our own ideas in an
atmosphers of communal respect.


EXAMINATIONS

One examination is required--a Final Examination. The Final
Examination will count 40% of the semester grade. Students can expect
both essay-type and objective-type questions. While the emphasis is
upon knowledge of the subject matter, students are also graded on
correctness of grammar and effectiveness of communication strategies.
We will also have brief quizzes on weekly reading assignments (10% of
the semester grade).


CLASS DISCUSSION

Active class participation is a major requirement of this course.The
student is required to have read assigned materials at the appropriate
time and to be able to respond to questions and comments of the
instructor and of classmates.

BOOK REPORT (UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS)

Undergraduate students are required to submit a Book Report of
approximately five typewritten, double-spaced pages on one of the
books listed in this course plan. Substitutions will require teachers'
approval. Specific book assignment must be approved by the Teachers no
later than Wednesday, 7 October 1998. Format of the Book Report will
conform to the latest edition of the MLA Handbook. Students are graded
on completeness of coverage, effectiveness of communication
strategies, intellectual content, consistency of format, and overall
informativeness. Deadline for submission of the Book Report is
Wednesday, 2 December 1998.

RESEARCH PAPER (GRADUATE STUDENTS)

Graduate students are required to submit a Research Paper of
approximately fifteen typewritten, double-spaced pages, focusing upon
some aspect of the interrelationship(s) between Walt Whitman and the
Beat Generation writers. Format of the Research Paper will conform to
the latest edition of the MLA Handbook. The specific topic of the
Research Paper must be approved by the Teachers no later than
Wednesday, 7 October 1998. Students are graded on originality of
conception, intellectual content, correctness of grammar,
effectiveness of communication strategies, consistency of format, and
clarity of documentation. Deadline for submission of the Research
Paper is Wednesday, 2 December 1998.

IMPORTANT DEADLINES

Wed. Oct. 7: Book Report Topics [Undergraduate Students] must be
approved.
Wed. Oct. 7: Research Paper Topics [Graduate Students] must
be approved.
Wed. Dec. 2: Book Reports due. [Undergraduate Students].
Wed. Dec. 2: Research Papers due. [Graduate Students].
Wed. Dec. 9: Graduate Students will present oral reports.

SUGGESTIONS FOR RESEARCH TOPICS (GRADUATE STUDENTS)

1. Walt Whitman and Joyce Johnson
2. Walt Whitman and Brenda Frazer
3. Walt Whitman and Diane di Prima
4. Walt Whitman and Anne Waldman
5. Walt Whitman and Elise Cowan
6. Walt Whitman and Hettie Jones
7. Whitman's Doctrine of "The Glory of the Commonplace" as Influence upon Beat Writers
8. Walt Whitman, the Beats, and the Visual Arts
9. Walt Whitman, the Beats, and African-Americans
10. Whitman's Influence on "Gender-Bending" among the Beat Generation Writers
11. Whitman, the Open Road, and the Beat Generation
12. Whitman, Oriental Religion, and the Beat Generation
13. Walt Whitman, Jack Spicer, and the Berkeley Renaissance
14. The King James Bible, the Beats, and Literary Style
15. Whitman, the Blues, and the Beat Literary Style
16. A Reader-Response Approach to Whitman and the Beats
17. A Feminist Approach to Whitman and the Beats
18. A Marxist Approach to Whitman and the Beats
19. A Psychoanalytic Approach to Whitman and the Beats
20. A Semiotic Study of Selected Whitmanian and Beat Poems
21. Archetypal Criticism, Whitman, and the Beats
22. A Deconstructive Approach to Whitman and the Beats
23. Other Topics (Consult the Teachers)

BOOK REPORT TOPICS (UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS)

Undergraduate Students are required to choose one of the following
works (or a suitable substitute) for the required Book Report. Please
send the Teachers a memorandum in which you state your top three
choices in priority order. Substitutions of works not on this list
must be approved by the teachers. No two students should choose the
same book.

Student Name Author and Title of Work

1. Allen, Gay Wilson. The Solitary Singer: A Critical Biography of Walt Whitman. New York: Macmillan, 1955.
2. Austen, Roger. Playing the Game: The Homosexual Novel in America. New York: Bobbs-Merrill, 1977.
3. Burroughs, William S. Naked Lunch. New York: Grove Press, 1959.
4. Carr, R., B. Case, and F. Dellar. The Hip: Hipsters, Jazz and the Beat Generation. New York and London: Faber and Faber, 1986.
5. Cassady, Carolyn. Off the Road: My Years with Cassady, Kerouac and Ginsberg. New York: Penguin Books, 1992.
6. Chari, V. K. Whitman in the Light of Vedantic Mysticism. Lincoln: U of Nebraska Press, 1964.
7. Charters, Anne. Kerouac, A Biography. San Francisco: Straight Arrow Books, 1973.
8. Cherkovski, Neelie. Whitman's Wild Children. San Francisco: Lapis P, 1989.
9. Di Prima, Diane. Memoirs of a Beatnik. San Francisco: Last Gasp, 1989.
10. Di Prima, Diane. Pieces of a Song: Selected Poems. City Lights, 1990.
11. Di Prima, Diane. Seminary Poems. Floating Island Publishers, 1991.
12. Di Prima, Diane. Dinners and Nightmares. San Francisco: Last Gasp, 1998.
13. Fields, Rick. How the Swans Came to the Lake.Boston: Shambhala Press, 1981.
14. Gifford, Barry and Lawrence Lee. Jack's Book. New York:Penguin Press, 1979.
15. Goodman, Paul. Growing Up Absurd. ew York: Random House, 1960.
16. Halper, Jon, ed. Gary Snyder: Dimensions of a Life. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books, 1991.
17. Hunt, Tim. Kerouac's Crooked Road. Hamden, CT: Archon Books, 1981.
18. Johnson, Joyce. Minor Characters. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1983.
19. Jones, James T. A Map of Mexico City Blues.Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, 1992.
20. Kaplan, Justin. Walt Whitman: A Life. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1980.
21. Kerouac, Jack. Big Sur. New York: Farar, Straus and Cudahy, 1962.
22. Kerouac, Jack. Doctor Sax. Buccaneer Books, 1976.
23. Kerouac, Jack. Maggie Cassidy. New York: Avon Books, 1959.
24. Kerouac, Jack. The Subterraneans. Rev. Ed. New York: Grove Press, 1989.
25. Kerouac, Jack. The Town and the City.New York: Harcourt, Brace, 1950.
26. Kerouac, Jack. Vanity of Duluoz. New York: Coward-McCann, 1968.
27. Kerouac, Jack. Visions of Cody. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1973.
28. Kerouac, Jack. Visions of Gerard. New York: Farrar, Straus, 1963.
29. Kingston, Maxine Hong. Tripmaster Monkey: His Fake Book. New York: Vintage Books (Random House), 1989.
30. Lipton, Lawrence. The Holy Barbarians. New York: Messner, 1959.
31. McClure, Michael. Scratching the Beat Surface. San Francisco: North Point Press, 1955.
32. Miles, Barry. Ginsberg: A Biography. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1989.
33. Miller, Douglas T., and Marion Nowack. The Fifties: The Way We Really Were. Garden City, New York: Doubleday, 1977.
34. Miller, Edwin Haviland. Walt Whitman's Poetry: A Psychological Journey. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1968.
35. Montgomery, John. The Kerouac We Knew. Kentfield, CA: Fels & Firn Press, 1982.
36. Morgan, Ted. Literary Outlaw: The Life and Times of William S. Burroughs. New York: Henry Holt, 1988.
37. Nicosia, Gerard. Memory Babe: A Critical Biography of Jack Kerouac. New York: Grove Press, 1985.
38. Plummer, William. The Holy Goof: A Biography of Neal Cassady. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1981.
39. Rexroth, Kenneth. American Poetry in the Twentieth Century. New York: Herder and Herder, 1971.
40. Reynolds, David S. Beneath the American Renaissance: The Subversive Imagination in the Age of Emerson and Melville. New York: Knopf, 1988.
41. Reynolds, David S. Walt Whitman's America: A Cultural Biography
42. Rigney, Francis J., and L. Douglas Smith. The Real Bohemia. New York: Basic Books, 1961.
43. Saroyan, Aram. Genesis Angels: The Saga of Lew Welch and the Beat Generation. New York: William Morrow, 1979.
44. Silesky, Barry. Ferlinghetti: The Artist in His Time. New York: Warner Books, 1990.
45. Skerl, Jennie. William S. Burroughs. Boston: Twayne, 1985.
46. Sukenick, Ronald. Down and In: Life in the Underground. New York: Collier Books, 1987.
47. Turner, Steve. Angelheaded Hipster: A Life of Jack Kerouac. New York: Viking, 1997.
48. Tytell, John. Naked Angels: The Life and Literature of the Beat Generation. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1976.
49. Veyscy, Laurence. The Communal Experience. New York: Harper & Row, 1973.
50. Weinreich, Regina. The Spontaneous Poetics of Jack Kerouac. Carbondale: Southern Illinois UP, 1987.
51. Whitman, Walt. Democratic Vistas. 1871.
52. Whitman, Walt. Franklin Evans; or the Inebriate. 1842.
53. Whitman, Walt. Specimen Days. 1882.

E-MAIL ADDRESSES:

Students are strongly urged to exchange e-mail addresses so that
discussions of important issues can be furthered. The teachers will
publish a list of students' e-mail addresses (of those who are willing
to have them listed). E-Mail addresses are also useful if for some
reason class has to be cancelled. Your assistance will be appreciated.

SUBTERRANEANS E-MAIL DISCUSSION LIST

Subterraneans is an on-line discussion group devoted to the study of
the lives and works of writers of the Beat Generation, with primary
focus on William Burroughs, Jack Kerouac, and Allen Ginsberg.
Subterraneans is a moderated group, open to scholars, writers,
students, and Beat-aficionados.

To subscribe, send the following e-mail message to Majordomo@kdsi.net:
SUBSCRIBE SUBTERRANEANS youremail address Example: SUBSCRIBE
SUBTERRANEANS jamest@unt.edu

DETERMINATION OF SEMESTER GRADE

Final Examination 40%
Weekly Quizzes 10%
Book Report/Research Paper 50%
Class Participation Important. See Attendance Policy, above.

For purposes of averaging grades, the following are the arithmetical
values of letter scores:

A+ 98 C+ 78 F+ 58
A 95 C 75 F 55
A- 90 C- 70 F- 50
B+ 88 D+ 68 Zero 0
B 85 D 65
B- 80 D- 60

COMPLIANCE WITH AMERICAN DISABILITIES ACT

If you have a disability for which you will require accommodation
under the terms of the Americans with Disabilities Act or Section 504
of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, please discuss your needs with us
during office hours, and please present your written request to us
after class before the fourth class day. In accordance with the terms
and spirit of the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504,
Rehabiliation Act, we will cooperate with the Office of Disability
Accommodation to make reasonable accommodations for students with
disabilities. If you have not registered with ODA, we encourage you to
do so. If problems arise or questions occur to you, please consult us.
Competencies required for this course, those a student must have or
develop with or without reasonable accommodation, include extensive
reading assignments, in-class and out-of-class written composition,
interpretive ability in the study of literary and scholarly texts, and
the submission of typewritten manuscripts to the teachers.

SCHEDULE OF WEEKLY ASSIGNMENTS

Wed. Sept. 2: Teachers' Introduction to Course

A. Course Description: Plan and Goals for the Semester
B. Reading Assignments
C. Writing Assignments
D. Examinations
E. Bibliographical Assistance
F. Introductory Lecture/Discussion: Walt Whitman and the Beats
1. Tanner (On Whitman)
2. Baird (On the Beats)

Wed. Sept. 9: Walt Whitman and the Beats: The Self--Expanding
Consciousness

Bradley, Sculley, and Harold W. Blodgett. "Introduction." LG,
xxviv-lv. Charters, Ann. "Introduction." PBR, xv-xxxvi. Walt
Whitman, "One's-Self I Sing," LG, 1. Walt Whitman, "Song of
Myself," LG, 28-89. Walt Whitman, "There Was a Child Went Forth,"
364-66. Allen Ginsberg, "Howl," PBR, 62-70. Allen Ginsberg,
"Footnote to Howl," PBR, 70-71. William Burroughs, Naked Lunch
[excerpt], PBR, 126-44. Gary Snyder, "We All Know" [Hand-Out]
Lawrence Ferlinghetti, "Dog," PBR, 246-48. Lew Welch, "I Saw
Myself," PBR, 326. William Burroughs, "[from] Junky, PBR, 104-16.
Michael McClure, "Peyote Poem," PBR, 265-73. Philip Lamantia,
"High," PBR, 318. Tuli Kupferberg, "Greenwich Village of My
Dreams," PBR, 384-87.

Wed. Sept. 16: Walt Whitman and the Beats: The Open Road

Walt Whitman, "Song of the Open Road," LG, 149-58.
Walt Whitman, "Starting from Paumanok," LG, 15-28.
Walt Whitman, "Proud Music of the Storm," LG, 403-10.
Jack Kerouac, On the Road
Gary Snyder, "Night Highway Ninety-Nine," PBR, 293-304.
Philip Whalen, "Sourdough Mountain Lookout," PBR, 308-13.

Wed. Sept. 23: Walt Whitman and the Beats: Nature and Modern
Technology

Walt Whitman, "When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer," LG, 271.
Walt Whitman, "To a Locomotive in Winter," LG, 471-72.
Walt Whitman, "I Saw in Louisiana a Live-Oak Growing," LG, 126-27.
Walt Whitman, "The World below the Brine," LG, 260.
Allen Ginsberg, "Sunflower Sutra," PBR, 72-74.
Gary Snyder, "Smokey the Bear Sutra," PBR, 569-71.
Lew Welch, "Chicago Poem," PBR, 322-23.
Lew Welch, "Not Yet 40, My Beard Is Already White," PBR, 325.
Michael McClure, "Point Lobos: Animism," PBR, 283-85.
Michael McClure, "For the Death of 100 Whales," PBR, 285-87.
Gary Snyder, "A Berry Feast," PBR, 275-80.

Wed. Sept. 30: Walt Whitman and the Beats: Individualism and
Community

Walt Whitman, "One's-Self I Sing," LG, 1.
Walt Whitman, "Song of Myself," LG, 28-89.
Walt Whitman, "Thought," LG, 277.
Gary Snyder, "We All Know" [Hand-Out]
Allen Ginsberg, "Howl," PBR, 62-70.
Allen Ginsberg, "A Supermarket in California," PBR, 71-72.
Lawrence Ferlinghetti, "Populist Manifesto" [hand-out]

Wed. Oct. 7: Book Report Topics [Undergraduates] must be approved by
today.
Research Paper Topics [Graduates] must be approved by today.

Walt Whitman and the Beats: Spiritual Democracy and the American
Dream

Walt Whitman, "I Hear America Singing," LG, 12-13.
Walt Whitman, "Pioneers! O Pioneers!" LG, 229-32.
Walt Whitman, "Song of the Broad-Axe," LG, 184-95.
Walt Whitman, "Song of the Exposition," LG, 195-205.
Walt Whitman, "Song of the Redwood-Tree," LG, 206-10.
Walt Whitman, "A Song for Occupations," LG, 211-19.
Walt Whitman, "America," LG, 511.
Walt Whitman, "Thou Mother with Thy Equal Brood," LG, 455-61.
Walt Whitman, "Respondez," 591-94.
Allen Ginsberg, "America," PBR, 74-77.
Allen Ginsberg, "Howl," PBR, 62-70.
Philip Whalen, "A Dim View of Berkeley in the Spring," PBR,
313-15. Gary Snyder, "I Went to the Maverick Bar, " PBR, 572.

Wed. Oct. 14: Walt Whitman and the Beats: War and Inhumanity

Walt Whitman, "Eighteen Sixty-One," LG, 282-83.
Walt Whitman, "Virginia--The West," LG, 293-94.
Walt Whitman, "City of Ships," LG, 294.
Walt Whitman, "By the Bivouac's Fitful Flame," LG, 301.
Walt Whitman, "Vigil Strange I Kept on the Field One Night," LG,
303-05. Walt Whitman, "A Sight in Camp in the Daybreak Gray and
Dim," LG, 306-07. Walt Whitman, "As Toilsome I Wander'd Virginia's
Woods," LG, 307. Walt Whitman, "The Wound-Dresser," LG, 308-09.
Walt Whitman, "Dirge for Two Veterans," LG, 314-15. Walt Whitman,
"Over the Carnage Rose Prophetic a Voice," LG, 315-16. Walt
Whitman, "Ethiopia Saluting the Colors," LG, 318-19. Walt Whitman,
"Reconciliation," LG, 321. Walt Whitman, "To a Certain Civilian,"
LG, 323. Gregory Corso, "Bomb," PBR, 174-78. Kenneth Rexroth,
"Thou Shalt Not Kill," PBR, 233-41. Allen Ginsberg, "Anti-Vietnam
War Peace Mobilization," PBR, 548. Tuli Kupferberg, [excerpt]
1001 Ways to Beat the Draft, PBR, 387-88. Ed Sanders, "[from] Poem
from Jail," PBR, 410-17.

Wed. Oct. 21: Walt Whitman and the Beats: The Body and Heterosexual
Love

Walt Whitman, "From Pent-up Aching Rivers," LG, 91-93.
Walt Whitman, "I Sing the Body Electric," LG, 93-101.
Walt Whitman, "A Woman Waits for Me," LG, 101-03.
Walt Whitman, "Spontaneous Me," LG, 103-05.
Walt Whitman, "One Hour to Madness and Joy," LG, 105-06.
Walt Whitman, "Native Moments," LG, 109.
Walt Whitman, "The Dalliance of the Eagles," LG, 273-74.
Gregory Corso, "Marriage," PBR, 179-82.
Bob Kaufman, "Round about Midnight," PBR, 328.
Gary Snyder, "The Bath," PBR, 575-78.
Diane DiPrima, "Song for Baby-O, Unborn," PBR, 360-61.

Wed. Oct. 28: Walt Whitman and the Beats: Friendship, Comradeship, and
Homoerotic Love

Walt Whitman, "In Paths Untrodden," LG, 112-13.
Walt Whitman, "Whoever You Are Holding Me Now in Hand," LG,
115-17. Walt Whitman, "These I Singing in Spring," LG, 118-19.
Walt Whitman, "Recorders Ages Hence," LG, 121-22. Walt Whitman,
"When I Heard at the Close of the Day," 122-23. (Continued on Next
Page)

Walt Whitman, "Trickle Drops," LG, 125.
Walt Whitman, "We Two Boys Together Clinging," LG, 130.
Walt Whitman, "Here the Frailest Leaves of Me," LG, 131.
Walt Whitman, "A Glimpse," 131-32.
Walt Whitman, "A Leaf for Hand in Hand," LG, 132.
Walt Whitman, "Earth, My Likeness," LG, 132.
Allen Ginsberg, "Howl," PBR, 62-70.
Allen Ginsberg, "A Supermarket in California," PBR, 70-72.

Wed. Nov. 4: Walt Whitman and the Beats: Protest and the Urge for
Political Reform

Walt Whitman, "For You O Democracy," LG, 117.
Walt Whitman, "A Boston Ballad," LG, 264-66.
Walt Whitman, "To the States," LG, 278-79.
Walt Whitman, "To a Common Prostitute," 387.
Walt Whitman, "You Felons on Trial in Courts," LG, 385-86.
Walt Whitman, "Song of the Broad-Axe," sec. 5, LG, 189-90.
Walt Whitman, "Europe," LG, 266-68.
Walt Whitman, "I Sit and Look Out," LG, 272-73.
Walt Whitman, "Ethiopia Saluting the Colors," LG, 318-19.
Walt Whitman, "A Hand-Mirror," LG, 268-69.
Lawrence Ferlinghetti, "Horn on Howl," PBR, 254-63.
Lew Welch, "The Basic Con," PBR, 324.
Ed Sanders, "What Would Tom Paine Do?" PBR, 566-68.
Norman Mailer, "The White Negro," PBR, 581-605.
Carl Solomon, Mishaps, Perhaps [excerpt], PBR, 168-70.
Peter Orlovsky, "Lepers Cry," PBR, 405-08.
John Wieners, "Children of the Working Class," PBR, 432-34.

Wed. Nov. 11: Walt Whitman and the Beats: Mystical Religion and
Philosophy

Walt Whitman, "Song of Myself," sec. 41, LG, 74-76..
Walt Whitman, "Chanting the Square Deific," LG, 443-45.
Walt Whitman, "Gods," LG, 269.
Walt Whitman, "Crossing Brooklyn Ferry," LG, 159-65.
Walt Whitman, "Passage to India," LG, 411-21.
Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Brahma" [Hand-Out]
Gary Snyder, "Note on the Religious Tendencies," PBR, 305-06.
Gary Snyder, "T ji," PBR, 304-05.
Alan Watts, "Beat Zen, Square Zen, Zen," PBR, 607-14.
Philip Lamantia, "There is this distance. . .," PBR, 319-20.
Jack Kerouac, Dharma Bums [excerpt], PBR, 47-53.

Wed. Nov. 18: Walt Whitman and the Beats: Literary Form and Literary
Criticism
Walt Whitman, "Preface 1855," LG, 711-31.
Walt Whitman on His Art, LG, 763-70.
Walt Whitman, "A Noiseless Patient Spider," LG, 450.
Walt Whitman, "L. Of G.'s Purport," LG, 555-56.
Lawrence Ferlinghetti, "Constantly Risking Absurdity," PBR, 248-49.
Allen Ginsberg, "On Burroughs' Work," PBR, 101.
Jack Kerouac, "Essentials of Spontaneous Prose," PBR, 57-58.
Jack Kerouac, "Belief & Technique for Modern Prose," PBR, 58-59.
Michael McClure, Scratching the Beat Surface [excerpt], PBR,
273-87. Gregory Corso, [from] Variations on a Generation, PBR,
182-85. Diane DiPrima, "Poetics," PBR, 362.

Wed. Nov. 25: Walt Whitman and the Beats: Death and Dying

Walt Whitman, "Out of the Cradle Endlessly Rocking, LG, 246-53.
Walt Whitman, "When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd," LG,
328-37. Walt Whitman, "Of the Terrible Doubt of Appearances," LG,
120. Walt Whitman, "The City Dead-House," LG, 367. Walt Whitman,
"To Think of Time," LG, 434-440. Walt Whitman, "The Sleepers," LG,
424-33. Walt Whitman, "Night on the Prairies," LG, 452-53. Walt
Whitman, "Good-Bye My Fancy," LG, 557-58. Jack Kerouac, "239th
Chorus," PBR, 53-54. Jack Kerouac, "240th Chorus," PBR, 53-54. Jack
Kerouac, "241st Chorus," PBR, 53-54. Ginsberg, "Kaddish," 77-98.
Jack Micheline, "Poet of the Streets," PBR, 396-98. Michael
McClure, "The Death of Kin Chuen Louie," PBR, 557-60.

Wed. Dec. 2: Book Reports due. [Undergraduate Students].
Research Papers due. [Graduate Students].

Walt Whitman and the Beats: Summary and Legacy

Walt Whitman, "Shut Not Your Doors," LG, 13-14.
Walt Whitman, "Poets to Come," LG, 14.
Walt Whitman, A Backward Glance O'er Travel'd Roads, LG, 561-74.
Walt Whitman, "So Long!" LG, 503-06.
John Clellon Holmes, "The Game of the Name," PBR, 615-22.
Carl Solomon, [from] Mishaps, Perhaps, 168-70.

Wed. Dec. 9: Graduate Student Reports and Discussion.

Wed. Dec. 16: Final Examination
6:30-8:30 P.M.