"Oldfashioned I.W.W. Anarchism"
Felicitous phrasing to describe one of the mentioned influences of Japhy Ryder (Gary Snyder, no blood relation that I know of), celebrated in Jack Kerouac's The Dharma Bums. Far more life-affirming and all-American than Mr. Snyder's other influence, the venerable Eastern religion alluded to in the title of the novel.
Labels: America the Beautiful, Anarchism, Beatniks, Buddhism, The Written Word
2 Comments:
You mean you don't like Kerouac's Zen Catholicism?
I thought it was rather nice -- in parts. Pity he didn't stick with it.
I like Kerouac's Zen Catholicism, but Gary Snyder's (Japhy Ryder's) seems more nihilistic. Maybe my opinion is colored by later writings I've read of his.
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