Description: Blues and the Poetic Spirit by Paul Garon Nonfiction. While much has been written about the sociological significance of the blues, this is a unique inquiry into the blues and the mind, a study of the blues as thought. Here, the subconscious power of the blues is examined from a poetic and psychological perspective, illuminating the blues' deepest creative sources and exploring its far-reaching influence and appeal. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description While much has been written about the sociological significance of the blues, this is a unique inquiry into the blues and the mind, a study of the blues as thought. Here, the subconscious power of the blues is examined from a poetic and psychological perspective, illuminating the blues deepest creative sources and exploring its far-reaching influence and appeal.Like Surrealist poetry in particular, blues communicate through highly charged symbols of aggression and desire eros, crime, magic, night, and drugs, among others. A close analysis of classic blues lyrics, along with a wealth of source material from Freud and James Frazer, to Breton and Marcuse, conveys the blues major poetic function of spiritual revolt against repression.First published in 1975, Blues and the Poetic Spirit is a blues literature classic. This long-awaited new edition assesses developments in the blues since that time and outlines the social and political forces that continue to shape its evolution."Paul Garons study of the blues represents a new and important approach to the analysis of the blues as a psychopoetic phenomenon...this work is an important starting place for researchers who want to investigate the essence of the blues."-Samuel Floyd"Absolutely the best book on the blues."-Robin D.G. KelleyPaul Garon has written about the blues for nearly fifty years. A co-founder of Living Blues, he is also the author of The Devils Son-in-Law: The Story of Peetie Wheatstraw and His Songs, Blues and the Poetic Spirit and Whats the Use of Walking if a Freight Trains Going Your Way, as well as a small collection of prose poems, Rana Mozelle. He and his wife, co-author Beth Garon, own and operate Beasley Books, a used and rare book business in Chicago. Review "Blues is explored from a psychological and literary perspective in a classic title which was out of print for nearly ten years and which now reappears in an updated, enlarged edition. Use this to replace a tattered older copy or to gain fresh insights into the purposes and meaning of blues music."--Midwest Book Review Long Description While much has been written about the sociological significance of the blues, this is a unique inquiry into the blues and the mind, a study of the blues as thought. Here, the subconscious power of the blues is examined from a poetic and psychological perspective, illuminating the blues deepest creative sources and exploring its far-reaching influence and appeal. Like Surrealist poetry in particular, blues communicate through highly charged symbols of aggression and desire--eros, crime, magic, night, and drugs, among others. A close analysis of classic blues lyrics, along with a wealth of source material from Freud and James Frazer, to Breton and Marcuse, conveys the blues major poetic function of spiritual revolt against repression. First published in 1975, Blues and the Poetic Spirit is a blues literature classic. This long-awaited new edition assesses developments in the blues since that time and outlines the social and political forces that continue to shape its evolution. "Paul Garons study of the blues represents a new and important approach to the analysis of the blues as a psychopoetic phenomenon...this work is an important starting place for researchers who want to investigate the essence of the blues."--Samuel Floyd "Absolutely the best book on the blues."--Robin D.G. Kelley Paul Garon has written about the blues for nearly fifty years. A co-founder of Living Blues, he is also the author of The Devils Son-in-Law: The Story of Peetie Wheatstraw and His Songs , Blues and the Poetic Spirit and Whats the Use of Walking if a Freight Trains Going Your Way , as well as a small collection of prose poems, Rana Mozelle. He and his wife, co-author Beth Garon, own and operate Beasley Books, a used and rare book business in Chicago. Review Quote "Paul Garons study of the blues represents a new and important approach to the analysis of the blues as a psychopoetic phenomenon...this work is an important starting place for researchers who want to investigate the essence of the blues." Details ISBN0872863158 Author Paul Garon Publisher City Lights Books Edition Description Revised and Exp Language English Edition 2nd ISBN-10 0872863158 ISBN-13 9780872863156 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 782.421 Year 2001 Publication Date 2001-01-31 Imprint City Lights Books Country of Publication United States Illustrations Ill. Short Title BLUES & THE POETIC SPIRIT REVI Birth 1942 Pages 240 Series Roots of Jazz Place of Publication Monroe, OR DOI 10.1604/9780872863156 Audience General/Trade UK Release Date 2001-02-15 AU Release Date 2000-12-31 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:137836357;
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