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The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test

The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test. An American Mock Epic. Feature articles in 1960s treating frivolous topics seriously Personal involvement (Writer’s subjectivity) Fictional techniques in story-telling Emphasis in local color, the experimental & the unconventional. In Medias Res

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The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test

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  1. The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test An American Mock Epic

  2. Feature articles in 1960s treating frivolous topics seriously Personal involvement (Writer’s subjectivity) Fictional techniques in story-telling Emphasis in local color, the experimental & the unconventional In Medias Res (begin in the middle) Catalogs (lists to show scope) Homeric Similes (elaborate comparisons) Harangues (long rhetorical speeches) New Journalism & Classic Epics

  3. The Scribe

  4. The Hero

  5. The Merry Pranksters

  6. The Minstrels

  7. The High Priests

  8. The Journey of the Ship of Fools

  9. American Myths

  10. Taming Wild Beasts

  11. The New Holy Grail

  12. The New Crusade

  13. The Once and Future King

  14. American Utopias Past

  15. Future American Utopias

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