Prophet Singer: The Voice and Vision of Woody GuthrieUniv. Press of Mississippi, 2008 - 316 стор. Prophet Singer: The Voice and Vision of Woody Guthrie examines the cultural and political significance of lyrics by beloved songwriter and activist Woodrow Wilson Woody Guthrie. The text traces how Guthrie documented the history of America's poor and disadvantaged through lyrics about topics as diverse as the Dust Bowl and the poll tax. Divided into chapters covering specific historical topics such as race relations and lynchings, famous outlaws, the Great Depression, and unions, the book takes an in-depth look at how Guthrie manipulated his lyrics to explore pressing issues and to bring greater political and economic awareness to the common people. Incorporating the best of both historical and literary perspectives, Mark Allan Jackson references primary sources including interviews, recordings, drawings, and writings. He includes a variety of materials from the Smithsonian Institution, the Library of Congress, and the Woody Guthrie Archives. Many of these have never before been widely available. The result provides new insights into one of America's most intriguing icons. Prophet Singer offers an analysis of the creative impulse behind and ideals expressed in Guthrie's song lyrics. Details from the artist's personal life as well as his interactions with political and artistic movements from the first half of the twentieth century afford readers the opportunity to understand how Guthrie's deepest beliefs influenced and found voice in the lyrics that are now known and loved by millions. Mark Allan Jackson is currently an assistant professor of English at DePauw University. His articles and reviews have been featured in Popular Music and Society and American Music . |
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... document, to remember with passion those whose stories are ephemeral, who seem forgotten by the media almost as soon as they are noted. He often picked specific events or people to focus on in his songs, refashioning them so they ...
... document, to remember with passion those whose stories are ephemeral, who seem forgotten by the media almost as soon as they are noted. He often picked specific events or people to focus on in his songs, refashioning them so they ...
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... documents be made into reality. Realizing that the songs and stories of his time would eventually come to represent his era's reality to others, he bears witness to the truth as he knew it in the writing he produced, especially his ...
... documents be made into reality. Realizing that the songs and stories of his time would eventually come to represent his era's reality to others, he bears witness to the truth as he knew it in the writing he produced, especially his ...
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... document the history and myths of our country and its citizens with moving words. His vision too has been passed on for decades as literature worthy of study and appreciation. Early on in Guthrie's career, a few critics speculated on ...
... document the history and myths of our country and its citizens with moving words. His vision too has been passed on for decades as literature worthy of study and appreciation. Early on in Guthrie's career, a few critics speculated on ...
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... document the world around him, and to ask pointed questions about our nation and its problems. In essence, Adamic found Guthrie's writing a worthy vessel of our country's history and a prick to our national consciousness. Unfortunately ...
... document the world around him, and to ask pointed questions about our nation and its problems. In essence, Adamic found Guthrie's writing a worthy vessel of our country's history and a prick to our national consciousness. Unfortunately ...
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Is This Song Your Song Anymore? REVISIONING THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND | 19 |
Busted Disgusted Down and Out DOCUMENTING THE STORIES OF AMERICAS AGRICULTURAL WORKERS | 48 |
The Poor HardWorking Man Blues DOCUMENTING THE TROUBLES OF OTHER AMERICAN WORKERS | 93 |
Skin Trouble DOCUMENTING RACE AND REDEMPTION | 127 |
Stepping Outside the Law CLASS CONSCIOUSNESS IN GUTHRIES OUTLAW SONGS | 166 |
That Union Feeling TRACING A VISION OF A BETTER WORLD | 204 |
THIS SCRIBBLING MIGHT STAY | 253 |
NOTES | 259 |
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