tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259386991508935093.post1121069734435167129..comments2024-03-24T12:14:08.296-04:00Comments on THE DAILY BEAT: Jack Kerouac: The Duluoz Legend (UPDATED 1-8-21)Rick Dale, author of The Beat Handbookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17721559977431022390noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259386991508935093.post-50558533637097673572024-02-01T11:21:43.042-05:002024-02-01T11:21:43.042-05:00Indeed, "The Railroad Earth," Chapter 3 ...Indeed, "The Railroad Earth," Chapter 3 of LONESOME TRAVELER, was published in EVERGREEN No. 2 as "October in the Railroad Earth." I doubt Kerouac included it in his list as such, but had a longer yet-to-be-written work in mind as part of the Duluoz Legend. In either case, I would still call it a kind of fiction as he changed names and events to suit what he was narrating; that's called roman a clef to be specific.Rick Dale, author of The Beat Handbookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17721559977431022390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259386991508935093.post-50296313485012328302024-01-31T20:54:15.302-05:002024-01-31T20:54:15.302-05:00"The Railroad Earth" is chapter 3 of Lon..."The Railroad Earth" is chapter 3 of Lonesome Traveler, and is thus not fiction.Jim Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08866438732752528440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259386991508935093.post-31672189288883608972023-07-06T10:54:28.961-04:002023-07-06T10:54:28.961-04:00Tiggy, so glad you like my blog.Tiggy, so glad you like my blog.Rick Dale, author of The Beat Handbookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17721559977431022390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259386991508935093.post-11001509171525499732023-07-06T08:09:09.965-04:002023-07-06T08:09:09.965-04:00Love this whole thread and love Kerouac's book...Love this whole thread and love Kerouac's books and poetry. Really interesting blog and has some great links. Thankyou!Tiggy Sonya !https://www.blogger.com/profile/12415514973912145116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259386991508935093.post-35663586630808722262023-01-12T11:30:04.598-05:002023-01-12T11:30:04.598-05:00Hey, I was looking for what "railroad earth&q...Hey, I was looking for what "railroad earth" would be and I found a poem with Jack's own voice over jazz. It's available on Spotify.Nikolas Corrêahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16973376284884941140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259386991508935093.post-5604257791169948912022-12-27T15:14:54.582-05:002022-12-27T15:14:54.582-05:00Here is an email follow-up from Nikolas:
Descript...Here is an email follow-up from Nikolas:<br /><br />Description of book:<br />On a morning in 1953, a group of friends, mostly workers and workers – some loafers, it is true – share a bottle of wine, which is passed from hand to hand. Thus, with just a few characters, Beat Generation begins, a play that Jack Kerouac (1922-1969) wrote in 1957 – the year of the resounding success of On the Road – and which is only now being made public.<br /><br />Through dialogues that seem to imitate jazz with a syncopated rhythm, Kerouac, a true master composer, creator of wonderful arrangements, shows the existence of real people, living and dying in the American dream, on the margins of the culture and society of his time. Between an existentialist discussion and a horse race, a mystical enlightenment and a drink, emerges the heart and soul of the beat generation, a mentality that germinated for decades and ended up flowering in the North American counterculture of the 1960s. less than an authentic and alternative America.<br /><br />Therein lies all the splendor and all the exuberance of the Beat generation, which, starting with Kerouac, Ginsberg, Burroughs and Corso, would change American culture forever.Rick Dale, author of The Beat Handbookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17721559977431022390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259386991508935093.post-65524176508838795732022-12-12T21:15:43.577-05:002022-12-12T21:15:43.577-05:00thebeathandbook@gmail.comthebeathandbook@gmail.comRick Dale, author of The Beat Handbookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17721559977431022390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259386991508935093.post-75261399267457012962022-12-12T16:25:05.770-05:002022-12-12T16:25:05.770-05:00Yes, this book countains a work of Kerouac. It'...Yes, this book countains a work of Kerouac. It's a script for a theatrical play. Do you haver an e-mail so i can sendo pictures of the book?Nikolas Corrêahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16973376284884941140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259386991508935093.post-66922167563541537472021-09-27T12:58:09.224-04:002021-09-27T12:58:09.224-04:00Nikolas, the book you reference is a Kerouac work?...Nikolas, the book you reference is a Kerouac work?Rick Dale, author of The Beat Handbookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17721559977431022390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259386991508935093.post-57316338951606312472021-09-22T06:00:37.741-04:002021-09-22T06:00:37.741-04:00Hollywood novels it could be a book published in B...Hollywood novels it could be a book published in Brasil like Geração Beat? Edited by L&PM, this book it's a dramatic play that was never staged.<br />Sorry about my english, i'm a brazilian fan of kerouac's work.Nikolas Corrêahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16973376284884941140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259386991508935093.post-91278510211784855052021-07-20T11:10:24.106-04:002021-07-20T11:10:24.106-04:00Xscriabin,
As far as I know, they were works Kero...Xscriabin,<br /><br />As far as I know, they were works Kerouac planned to write and would cover the time periods listed. One of them, MEMORY BABE, did get published in THE UNKNOWN KEROUAC (2016). Others may show up in future releases authorized by the Kerouac estate. It'd be interesting to see VISIONS OF JULIAN, which likely focused on Lucien Carr, a central character in the formative Beat Generation days. Rick Dale, author of The Beat Handbookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17721559977431022390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259386991508935093.post-50590987834558771152021-07-18T17:54:02.584-04:002021-07-18T17:54:02.584-04:00Concerning Jack's 1960 notebook list:
1. What...Concerning Jack's 1960 notebook list:<br /><br />1. What book is "Memory Bebe(sp?) 1922-36"?<br />2. What book is "Vision of Julian 1939-43"?<br />3. What book is "Best Travels(sp?) 1956-60"?<br />4. What book is "Hollywood Novel 1959"?<br /><br />Finished "Visions of Gerard", one of the saddest books I have read. Reading "Dr. Sax" now. Thanks for your interesting blog page.<br />Xscriabinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01871496443000160785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259386991508935093.post-74346380820725340902021-07-05T12:07:08.202-04:002021-07-05T12:07:08.202-04:00What better list to go by than the old man Jack...What better list to go by than the old man Jack's? When I see that in his writing that's what I'm going withAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769169576255165414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259386991508935093.post-28290776686472531332021-05-25T10:16:25.216-04:002021-05-25T10:16:25.216-04:00Maurice, I think an argument could be made for inc...Maurice, I think an argument could be made for including The Sea is My Brother in The Duluoz Legend, given that it is quasi-autobiographical. It's not on Jack's own list, which is a strike against its inclusion.Rick Dale, author of The Beat Handbookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17721559977431022390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259386991508935093.post-43333498033717237062021-05-25T05:59:36.558-04:002021-05-25T05:59:36.558-04:00I was wondering should or is there any basis for i...I was wondering should or is there any basis for including The Sea Is My Brother and where might it be placed in the legend, MauriceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259386991508935093.post-27330723757729347602018-02-07T08:00:29.357-05:002018-02-07T08:00:29.357-05:00Dave Moore notes that his list is Duluoz novels on...Dave Moore notes that his list is Duluoz novels only, and he left out The Town and the City because Kerouac didn't include it in his own list. Dave thinks The Duluoz Legend is much more expansive, and includes many items none of the lists we discussed. Dave's more expansive list can be seen here: http://www.beatbookcovers.com/kercomp/works.htm.Rick Dale, author of The Beat Handbookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17721559977431022390noreply@blogger.com