Sean Latham
Autor de Am I A Snob: Modernism and the Novel
Sobre El Autor
Sean Latham is Professor of English at the University of Tulsa where he serves as Editor of the James Joyce Quarterly and Director of the Modernist Journals Project. He is the author of The Art of Scandal amongst other publications. He is past president of the Modernist Studies Association and a mostrar más Trustee of the International James Joyce Foundation. mostrar menos
Créditos de la imagen: from University of Tulsa faculty page
Obras de Sean Latham
Etiquetado
Conocimiento común
- Fecha de nacimiento
- 1971
- Género
- male
- Nacionalidad
- USA
- País (para mapa)
- USA
- Educación
- Swarthmore College (BA)
Brown University (AM, PhD) - Ocupaciones
- English professor, University of Tulsa
Editor, James Joyce Quarterly
Miembros
Reseñas
Estadísticas
- Obras
- 9
- Miembros
- 77
- Popularidad
- #231,246
- Valoración
- 3.8
- Reseñas
- 1
- ISBNs
- 24
I won't rehash every essay, this isn't a book report, but I will say that the book touches on his influences and his influence, both musically and societally. In the process there is a lot of biographical information but, obviously, a collection of essays is not a biography. If you truly want some insight beyond just what happened in his life and career, this will offer a great deal. If you think insight is just more trivia about a person's life, well, there is some of that here but it isn't what is highlighted nor is that what the book is about.
I have enjoyed several books recently, well, past year or so, that look at a person's life and career through various essays. I am finding such books very interesting because, as long as you know the basic biography of the figure, the essays offer deep looks at focused aspects. The two that jump to mind are 42 Today about Jackie Robinson and Long Walk Home about Bruce Springsteen. If you're looking for something about a figure that goes a bit beyond simply a life story, these types of collections seem, to me, to offer a great deal. Admittedly, these are no substitute for a good biography, more like a wonderful supplement.
In addition to fans of Dylan, I would recommend this to readers interested in the intersection of popular culture with social justice as well as the interplay between different musical genres and between music and literature.
Reviewed from a copy made available by the publisher via NetGalley.… (más)