Norman Mailer: Works and Days

Ten Words from the Dean

A 187-word statement in the Wagner Literary Magazine on the differences between Beat and Hip — "between rebellion and revolution" — from "Dean" Mailer.

“Ten Words from the Dean.” Wagner Literary Magazine, no. 1 (spring 1959), 26–27.

One hundred and eighty-seven words on the differences between Beat and Hip, “between rebellion and revolution,” offered by “Dean” Mailer.

First published: 1959
Form: essay
Lennon & Lennon: 59.6
Cite as: /works/1959-spring-ten-words-from-the-dean
Last updated: 2026-05-23