Hardcover
Publisher: Praeger Publishers (June 30, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0275991806
ISBN-13: 978-0275991807
Book Description
Although he is often lauded as a spokesperson for his generation, this praise, however intended, is far too limiting. Lennon was able to transform the intensely personal into the deeply universal (as well as the reverse), often with humor and pointed insight. At their core, Lennon's songs are simultaneously humanistic and transcendent. They were written about the human condition, and always strove to improve it. And as such, they-and he-continue to be relevant, and will certainly remain a valuable part of our cultural heritage for a long time to come.
About the Author
BEN URISH has taught courses in Popular Music at Temple University, and has made popular music a large component in classes on mass media and American cultural history at Michigan State University. KEN BIELEN has taught courses in Popular Music at Bowling Green State University and has researched and written extensively on the subject. He is the author of The Lyrics of Civility, published by Garland in 1999 as part of its Studies in American Popular History and Culture series.
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