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This multi-disciplinary book explores the textual analysis of heavy metal lyrics written in languages other than English including Japanese, Yiddish, Latin, Russian, Hungarian, Austrian German, and Norwegian. Topics covered include national and minority identity, politics, wordplay, parody, local/global, intertextuality, and adaptation.
About the author
Riitta-Liisa Valijärvi is Principal Teaching Fellow in Finnish and Minority Languages at University College London, UK, and Senior Lecturer in Finno-Ugric Languages at Uppsala University, Sweden. Her previous publications include Finnish Tutor (2017) and North Sámi: An Essential Grammar (2017), along with articles in journals such as European Journal of Cultural Studies and Linguistic Landscape.
Charlotte Doesburg is a researcher in the School of Slavonic and East European Studies at University College London, UK. She has previously published on the influence of the Kalevala on the works of J.R.R. Tolkien.
Amanda DiGioia is a researcher in the School of Slavonic and East European Studies at University College London, UK. Her previous publications include Childbirth and Parenting in Horror Texts (2017) and Duelling, the Russian Cultural Imagination, and Masculinity in Crisis (2020), along with articles in journals such as Horror Studies and Metal Music Studies.
Summary
This multi-disciplinary book explores the textual analysis of heavy metal lyrics written in languages other than English including Japanese, Yiddish, Latin, Russian, Hungarian, Austrian German, and Norwegian. Topics covered include national and minority identity, politics, wordplay, parody, local/global, intertextuality, and adaptation.
