Conveying lived experience through rock and pop music lyrics / David C Wright, Jr.

Author
Wright, David C., 1952- [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Lanham : Lexington Books, [2024]
Description
xi, 153 pages ; 24 cm.

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Subject(s)
Series
For the record: Lexington studies in rock and popular music [More in this series]
Summary note
"This book explores rock and pop music lyrics of the last seventy years to elucidate a broad spectrum of themes about the collective human experience"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
  • Tales of Love and Desire
  • Depictions of Intimacy Loss
  • Nostalgic Songs : The Phenomenology of Loss and Yearning
  • Songs of Leaving Home, Going on the Road, and Returning Home
  • Portraits of the Outsider
  • Accounts of Fleeing Social Reality through Alcohol and Drug Use
  • Representations of Mental Illness
  • Music of Social and Political Critique
  • Images of Utopia and Dystopia
  • Lyrics in the Prophetic Voice
  • Visions of Heaven and Hell.
ISBN
  • 9781666945591 (hardcover)
  • 1666945595 (hardcover)
LCCN
2024024099
OCLC
1437889988
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