Blues and the Poetic Spirit
by Paul Garon
ISBN: 0306801086
ISBN-13: 9780306801082
Format: Paperback
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"Paul Garon's study of the blues represents a new an important approach to the analysis of the blues as a psychopoetic phenomenon....Differing from all previous expositions on the blues...this work is an important starting place for researchers who intend to investigate the essence of the blues." -- Samuel A. Floyd
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 edition. Use this to replace a tattered older copy or to gain fresh insights into the purposes and meaning of blues music. -- Unknown Critic Staff
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Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Perseus Books
Published date: 1979
Publisher's Notes
From a poetic and psychological perspective, Garon illuminates the blues' deepest creative sources and explores its far-reaching power and influence.
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BLUES AND THE POETIC SPIRIT
Garon, Paul
Da Capo Press, 1979. 178pp. Trade paperback, index, b&w photos, Includes: The literature on the Blues, Notes on the psychology of enjoyment, Whites versus Blacks, Imagination, Instincts and Reality, Symbols, Images and the Dream, . Trade Paperback. Very Good. ( more information)
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Garon, Paul
NY: Da Capo, 1979. First paperback edition. Pictorial wraps. Very Good. Illus from Photographs. 178pp, index; illus from photographs. 8.5" x 5.5". ( more information)
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