Consilience And Transcendence-Gary Snyder And The Beat Generation

So far there’s none academic thesis make a conclusions to confirm that whether GarySnyder is a Beat Generation Poet or not in aboard. In this condition, different people havedifferent point of view. In this paper, through the comprehensive comb the relationshipbetween Gary Snyder and Beat Generation the author draws a conclusion that Gary Snyderhas both in and out of Beat Generation. Snyder and " the Beat Generation " are harmonious ininheriting the American Indian Culture and the American Traditional Culture, pursuit of theChinese Culture. And his improvement displays in his ecological ideas and absorption ofChinese Natural Aesthetic View.The paper is divided into three parts.The first part general described"the Beat Generation". It is not only introduces thebackground, name meaning, misreading, represent writers and works of "the Beat Generation",but also points out that Gary Snyder has both in and out of Beat Generation.The second part analyzed Gary Snyder’s consilience with "the Beat Generation"."LocalConsciousness" played a key role on Gary Snyder, and Local Consciousness Renaissance andInherit help him accumulated solid native culture foundation. Both Gary Snyder and "BeatGeneration" are inherited in American literature tradition while incorporating Eastern BuddhaZen Culture, and finally form the typical "the Beat Generation".The third part demonstrates Gary Snyder’s Transcendence which is based on "the BeatGeneration". These improvements include in the Local Consciousness of Ecological Ideas,Ecological Practice, Chinese Natural Aesthetic View, etc.