Novel sounds : Southern fiction in the age of rock and roll /

The 1950s witnessed both the birth of both rock and roll and the creation of Southern literature as we know it. Around the time that Chuck Berry and Elvis Presley put their electric spin on Southern vernacular ballads, a canonical group of white American authors native to rock's birthplace bega...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Dore, Florence (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, [2018]
Subjects:
1900-1999
Rock music in literature.
American fiction > Southern States > History and criticism.
American fiction > 20th century > History and criticism.
Rock music > Social aspects > United States.
Rock music > Southern States > History and criticism.
Rock (Musique) dans la littérature.
Roman américain > États-Unis (Sud) > Histoire et critique.
Roman américain > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Rock (Musique) > Aspect social > États-Unis.
Rock (Musique) > États-Unis (Sud) > Histoire et critique.
1900 - 1999.
HISTORY / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
American fiction
Rock music
Rock music in literature
Rock music > Social aspects
Southern States
United States
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Minstrel realism at the birth of rock
  • Fugitives and futility: agrarian ballad novels in Bob Dylan's moment
  • New critical noise in Music City: Thomas Pynchon's William Faulkner
  • The ballad's gender: femininity and information in Georgia
  • The Lead Belly thing: William Styron's records
  • Coda: Nobel sounds: Bob Dylan's novel prize.

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