Patti Smith's Horses

Dr. Philip Shaw

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English

Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
15 October 2008

Punk, New Wave & Indie; Individual composers & musicians, bands & groups; Literary studies: poetry & poets

Series: 33 1/3

"Described as the perfect fusion of poetry and garage band rock and roll (the original concept was ""rock and Rimbaud""), Horses belongs as much to the world of literary and cultural criticism as it does to the realm of musicology. While Horses pays homage to the record's origins in the nascent New York punk scene, the book's core lies in a detailed analysis of Patti Smith's lyrics and includes discussions of lyrical preoccupations: love, sex, gender, death, dreams, god, metamorphosis, intoxication, apocalypse and transcendence. Philip shaw demonstrates how Horses transformed the possibilities of both poetry and rock music; and how it achieved nothing less than a complete and systematic derangement of the senses."

By: Dr. Philip Shaw
Imprint: Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 165mm, Width: 121mm, Spine: 8mm
Weight: 146g
ISBN: 9780826427922
ISBN 10: 0826427928
Series: 33 1/3
Pages: 152
Publication Date: 15 October 2008
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Philip Shaw is a Reader in the Department of English at the University of Leicester. His previous publications include Waterloo and the Romantic Imagination (2002) and The Sublime (2006). He writes songs and plays guitar in the group Alberteen: http://www.myspace.com/alberteenmusic

Reviews for Patti Smith's Horses

Armed with an amazing depth of knowledge and insight on Smith's life from childhood to the release of her debut masterpiece, Shaw contributes yet another stellar entry in this excellent series of books. -Popmatters--,