Poetry and Music of Joaquin Sabina - An Angel With Black Wings

The Poetry and Music of Joaquín Sabina: An Angel with Black Wings is an exploration of the life, music, and song lyrics of the Spanish singer-songwriter Joaquín Sabina. Using lyrics from Sabina's discography, Daniel J. Nappo analyzes his use of rhetorical and poetic devices, his ability as a narrator, and compares his work to that of Bob Dylan.

List of contents

Introduction: Joaquín Sabina and the Question of Song Lyrics as Poetry
Chapter 1: Essential Biography and Musical Trajectory
Chapter 2: The Poetics of Joaquín Sabina's Lyrics
Chapter 3: "Los Cuentos Que Yo Cuento" ("The Stories That I Tell")
Conclusion: The Poetry of Joaquín Sabina and Bob Dylan

About the author

Daniel J. Nappo is professor of Spanish at the University of Tennessee at Martin.

Product details

• Authors: Daniel J. Nappo
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.09.2022
• EAN: 9781793615794
• ISBN: 978-1-79361-579-4
• No. of pages: 204
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > Miscellaneous; Non-fiction book > Music, film, theatre > Classical, opera, operetta, musical; LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry, MUSIC / Lyrics, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Latin, World Music, Literary studies: poetry & poets, Musical scores, lyrics & libretti, World music & regional styles