| Popular Music and the Poetics of Self in Fiction Contributor(s): Bachleitner, Norbert, Werner, Juliane |
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ISBN: 9004500693 ISBN-13: 9789004500693 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $152.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2021 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism - Music |
| Physical Information: 368 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Popular Music and the Poetics of Self in Fiction explores the various links between the self and popular music in contemporary fiction. In the novels discussed in this volume, musical references go far beyond creating a tapestry of sound, they make literary characters come alive by giving an account of the physiological and psychological effects of their musical experiences and of their ways of life in different (sub)cultural and social groups. With plots revolving around songs and albums, musicians and bands, and fans and scenes, the thematic focus on the self encompasses the relation of musical taste and identity construction, popular music's function as a medium of individual and collective memory, and its uses in everyday life across decades, spaces, and genres. |