Mortality and Music: Popular Music and the Awareness of Death

by Christopher Partridge

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The evidence of death and dying has been removed from the everyday lives of most Westerners. Yet we constantly live with the awareness of our vulnerability as mortals. Drawing on a range of genres, bands and artists, Mortality and Music examines the ways in which popular music has responded to our awareness of the inevitability of death and the anxiety it can evoke. Exploring bereavement, depression, suicide, violence, gore, and fans' responses to...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:1472534514

ISBN13:9781472534514

Release Date:August 2015

Publisher:Bloomsbury Academic

Length:240 Pages

Weight:1.10 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 6.0" x 9.3"

Related Subjects

Arts, Music & Photography Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Music Religion Religion & Spirituality

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