Which American literary movement emerged in the 1950s?
Romanticism
Modernism
Gothic
Beat Generation
Answer
The Beat Generation was a literary movement that emerged in the United States in the 1950s. It was characterized by its rejection of mainstream values and its embrace of individuality, spontaneity, and freedom of expression. Beat writers often used experimental techniques and imagery in their work, and they often wrote about themes such as alienation, drug use, and sex.
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