Reading the Boss: Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Works of Bruce Springsteen - Couverture souple

 
9780739145364: Reading the Boss: Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Works of Bruce Springsteen
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ISBN 10 : 0739145363 ISBN 13 : 9780739145364
Editeur : Lexington Books, 2010

Synopsis

Reading the Boss: Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Works of Bruce Springsteen, edited by Roxanne Harde and Irwin Streight, draws together close readings of Bruce Springsteen's lyrics by scholars across a range of academic disciplines. The editors first make a compelling comparison between Bruce Springsteen and William Shakespeare, carefully building the argument that both men offer profound insight into the hungry human heart. Springsteen, they argue, uses many Shakespearean themes such as the ties of blood and friendship, commitment to country and community, the monsters of lust and jealousy, vanity and power, and the hopeful pursuit of real love. These themes lift his music beyond stories of characters casing the Promised Land of America to universal matters of the heart's truth wherever it is found. Then, the twelve chapters of Reading the Boss, written by established and emerging scholars, engage readers both critically and enthusiastically with central issues in Bruce Springsteen's writing, as they read his explorations of gender, place, religion, philosophy, and other literary texts, notably the works of Walker Percy and Flannery O'Connor. Driven by arguments grounded in a wide variety of theoretical and critical positions, these essays offer a comprehensive and accessible discussion of Springsteen's oeuvre, from Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J. to Working on a Dream that will appeal to both specialist readers and Springsteen fans alike.

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À propos de l?auteur

Roxanne Harde is associate professor of English at the University of Alberta. Irwin Streight is associate professor of English at the Royal Military College of Canada.

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Éditeur
Lexington Books
Date d'édition
2010
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0739145363
ISBN 13 
9780739145364
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
316
Éditeur
Harde Roxanne
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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ISBN 10 :  0739145355 ISBN 13 :  9780739145357
Editeur : Lexington Books, 2010
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