For 40 years Bruce Springsteen has been making music on his way to becoming an icon, the conscience of rock 'n roll, and one of the greatest live performers of his generation. This critical work examines the man, his music, the cultural importance of his narrative songs and the singular experience of his live performances. Particular attention is paid to his political consciousness, including his alignment with the working poor, the unemployed, those down on their luck, and those suffering from social and political issues that permeate the American social landscape. It also explores his role…mehr
For 40 years Bruce Springsteen has been making music on his way to becoming an icon, the conscience of rock 'n roll, and one of the greatest live performers of his generation. This critical work examines the man, his music, the cultural importance of his narrative songs and the singular experience of his live performances. Particular attention is paid to his political consciousness, including his alignment with the working poor, the unemployed, those down on their luck, and those suffering from social and political issues that permeate the American social landscape. It also explores his role in politics in America, especially his endorsement of various politicians. A wide-ranging exploration of everything germane to the outstanding career of this American musician.)
David Garrett Izzo is an emeritus professor of English who has published 16 books and 60 essays of literary scholarship, as well as three novels and two plays. He lives in Haw River, North Carolina.
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Table of Contents Introduction: The Conscience of Rock 'n' Roll DAVID GARRETT IZZO Fanfare for the Common Man: Magic DANA SAWYER In Concert: A Transcendental Celebration DAVID GARRETT IZZO Songwriting and Political Awareness: The Development Springsteen's Emotional Community ADAM ALIANO From the "Badlands" to "The Promised Land": How Past and Present America Has Affected the Lives of Springsteen's Characters JASON W. FAULKNER Queen of the Supermarket: Representations of Working Class Women LISA DELMONICO The Virgin, the Whore, the Girl Next Door: Seeking the Definitive "Mary" KEITH FUDGE Springsteen's American Stories in Devils in Dust and The Seeger Sessions ROBERT MCPARLAND Going Nowhere: Bruce, the Beatles, Neil Young, Talking Heads and Others DAVID GELLMAN Ten Things You Don't Know About Scholarship on Springsteen DENISE D. GREEN Growin' Up with Springsteen HERPREET KAUR GREWAL "World Without Pity": The Tragic Vision of Bruce Springsteen LINCOLN KONKLE An Opera on the Turnpike: Musical Form and Narrative Myth in the Early Works BARRY LONG Lost! Can We Find Our Way Back Home on Magic? LORRAINE MANGIONE Let Me Show You What Love Can Do-The Messages of Working on a Dream DOUG MORRIS The Key to the Universe: Springsteen, Masculinity, and the KATHERINE PARKIN Evangelism from E Street: Brother Springsteen's Salvation Show SUSAN WOGE Here Everybody Has a Neighbor: Springsteen's Narrative of Community APRIL LINDNER "Highway Patrolman": An Application of Sibling Theory and Research JONATHAN CASPI "Mr. State Trooper, Please Don't Stop Me": The Image of Police in the Songs SUSAN HAMBURGER John Wayne and Bruce Springsteen Staying Home: How Not Going to War Influenced the Careers of Two American Popular Icons LARS A. ROSSLAND Long Walk Home: Nostalgia and the Retro Postmodern Artist ELIZABETH SEYMOUR Growin' Up: The Progression of Springsteen's Music as It Relates to Erikson's Theory of Development JIM AZAR On the Edge STEVAN WEINE Seeger, Dylan, and Springsteen: The Folk Tradition Alive and Well in America MARIANNE MURAWSKI Springsteen's Intimations of Mortality ALEX PITOFSKY Springsteen: Growin' Up, Growing Older: A Route Map for the Long Walk Home MELANIE HENWOOD Discography About the Contributors Copyright Acknowledgments Index
Table of Contents Introduction: The Conscience of Rock 'n' Roll DAVID GARRETT IZZO Fanfare for the Common Man: Magic DANA SAWYER In Concert: A Transcendental Celebration DAVID GARRETT IZZO Songwriting and Political Awareness: The Development Springsteen's Emotional Community ADAM ALIANO From the "Badlands" to "The Promised Land": How Past and Present America Has Affected the Lives of Springsteen's Characters JASON W. FAULKNER Queen of the Supermarket: Representations of Working Class Women LISA DELMONICO The Virgin, the Whore, the Girl Next Door: Seeking the Definitive "Mary" KEITH FUDGE Springsteen's American Stories in Devils in Dust and The Seeger Sessions ROBERT MCPARLAND Going Nowhere: Bruce, the Beatles, Neil Young, Talking Heads and Others DAVID GELLMAN Ten Things You Don't Know About Scholarship on Springsteen DENISE D. GREEN Growin' Up with Springsteen HERPREET KAUR GREWAL "World Without Pity": The Tragic Vision of Bruce Springsteen LINCOLN KONKLE An Opera on the Turnpike: Musical Form and Narrative Myth in the Early Works BARRY LONG Lost! Can We Find Our Way Back Home on Magic? LORRAINE MANGIONE Let Me Show You What Love Can Do-The Messages of Working on a Dream DOUG MORRIS The Key to the Universe: Springsteen, Masculinity, and the KATHERINE PARKIN Evangelism from E Street: Brother Springsteen's Salvation Show SUSAN WOGE Here Everybody Has a Neighbor: Springsteen's Narrative of Community APRIL LINDNER "Highway Patrolman": An Application of Sibling Theory and Research JONATHAN CASPI "Mr. State Trooper, Please Don't Stop Me": The Image of Police in the Songs SUSAN HAMBURGER John Wayne and Bruce Springsteen Staying Home: How Not Going to War Influenced the Careers of Two American Popular Icons LARS A. ROSSLAND Long Walk Home: Nostalgia and the Retro Postmodern Artist ELIZABETH SEYMOUR Growin' Up: The Progression of Springsteen's Music as It Relates to Erikson's Theory of Development JIM AZAR On the Edge STEVAN WEINE Seeger, Dylan, and Springsteen: The Folk Tradition Alive and Well in America MARIANNE MURAWSKI Springsteen's Intimations of Mortality ALEX PITOFSKY Springsteen: Growin' Up, Growing Older: A Route Map for the Long Walk Home MELANIE HENWOOD Discography About the Contributors Copyright Acknowledgments Index
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