The initial pioneers of the movement were Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, Neal Cassady and William S. ... The phrase "Beat Generation" was invented by Jack Kerouac in a 1948 conversation with John Clellon Holmes. ... Of these works, two would reach the greatest commercial success and epitomize the works of the beats: On the Road by Jack Kerouac and Howl by Allen Ginsberg. Kerouac's piece, a semi-autobiographical tale, depicting the travels and interactions of Kerouac and his friends. ... (Kerouac, On the Road) On the Road would define a generation but Ginsberg's Howl would chang...

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