Blues and the Poetic Spirit by Paul Garon
An enquiry into the blues and the mind. It illuminates the blues' deepest creative sources and explores its far-reaching power and influence. It also analyzes classic blues lyrics with their highly charged symbols of aggression and desire: Eros, crime, magic, night, drugs and animals.
"Blues is explored from a psychological and literary perspective in a classic title which was out of print for nearly ten years and which now reappears in an updated, enlarged editionUse this to replace a tattered older copy or to gain fresh insights into the purposes and meaning of blues music."—Midwest Book Review
Paul Garon: Paul Garon has written about the blues for nearly fifty years. A co-founder of Living Blues, he is also the author of The Devil's Son-in-Law: The Story of Peetie Wheatstraw and His Songs, Blues and the Poetic Spirit and What's the Use of Walking if a Freight Train's Going Your Way, as well as a small collection of prose poems, Rana Mozelle. Beth Garon: Beth Garon is a collagist and painter, and Woman with Guitar is her first book. She and her husband and co-author, Paul have both been active participants in the Surrealist movement in the US for many years. The Garons operate Beasley Books, a used and rare book business in Chicago.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780872863156 |
| ISBN 10 | 0872863158 |
| Title | Blues and the Poetic Spirit |
| Author | Paul Garon |
| Series | Roots Of Jazz |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | City Lights Books |
| Year published | 1996-02-15 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |