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Robert Johnson, Mythmaking, and Contemporary American Culture

Patricia R. Schroeder
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African American musicians
authenticity and the blues
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black musicians
blues traditions
bone music
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crossroads devil
cultural criticism
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hit songs
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Product details

  • ISBN 9780252029158
  • Weight: 454g
  • Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
  • Publication Date: 14 Jun 2004
  • Publisher: University of Illinois Press
  • Publication City/Country: US
  • Product Form: Hardback
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Description
Mississippi bluesman Robert Johnson died young and left behind just twenty-nine recorded songs. But the legacy, legends, and lore surrounding him loom large in American music history.

Merging literary analysis with cultural criticism and biographical study, Patricia R. Schroeder explores Johnson's ongoing role as a cultural icon. Schroeder's detailed analysis engages key images and myths about the blues musician (such as the Faustian crossroads exchange of his soul for guitar virtuosity). Navigating the many competing interpretations that swirl around him, Schroeder reveals the cultural purposes served by the stories and the storytellers. The result is a fascinating examination of the relationships among Johnson's life, its subsequent portrayals, and the forces that drove the representations.

Offering penetrating insights into both Johnson and the society that perpetuates him, Robert Johnson, Mythmaking, and Contemporary American Culture is essential reading for blues fans and cultural critics interested in a foundational musical figure.
About Patricia R. Schroeder
Patricia R. Schroeder is a professor of English at Ursinus College, the author of The Feminist Possibilities of Dramatic Realism and The Presence of the Past in Modern American Drama.
 

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