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The Dustbin of History Book

Noted critic Greil Marcus contemplates the connections between history and popular culture in this thoughtful collection of essays. He writes about how the Beat Generation is marketed in a three-CD boxed set and ponders the meaning of John Wayne. He recounts his own personal discovery of the work of blues legend Robert Johnson, provoking the reader to consider how one small thing -- in this case an old phonograph record -- can profoundly change a life. And those who marvel at Marcus' ability for close analysis of the seemingly simple may marvel at his brilliant essay, "Dylan as Historian," which analyzes just one apparently simple yet deeply layered song, Bob Dylan's "Blind Willie McTell."Read More

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  • Product Description

    Whether writing about the Beat Generation or Camille Paglia, Picasso's "Guernica" or the massacre in Tiananmen Square, this book uncovers the histories embedded in cultural moments and acts. Greil Marcus is the author of "Lipstick Traces", "Dead Elvis" and "In the Facist Bathroom".

  • 0330349147
  • 9780330349147
  • Greil Marcus
  • 21 February 1997
  • Picador
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 288
  • New edition
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