Mythologist in Microgroove - A Study of Italian Myths and Cultural Shifts with Fabrizio De André on Lead Vocals

Across four chapters organized around the myths of the medieval hanged man, the cowboy, Jesus of Nazareth, and Fiddler Jones, Mythologist in Microgroove considers prevailing events and cultural shifts in Italy (1960s to 1980s) through the lyrics of Fabrizio De André in conversation with musicians, poets, and playwrights from Italy and abroad.

List of contents

Introduction - Faber: 'The Poet Shall Once Again Be a Maker'
Chapter 1 - Civilizing the Scaffold: A History of Punishment, Control, and Spectacle
Chapter 2 - Italian Cowboy Songs: The Wild West in the Countercultural Imagination
Chapter 3 - Countercultural Christs: De André's and Fo's Enchanted Modernity
Chapter 4 - Masters vs. Lee Masters: Spoon River and Fiddler Jones in Translation

About the author

Julianne VanWagenen is an independent scholar.

Product details

• Authors: Julianne VanWagenen
• Publisher: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 19.12.2023
• EAN: 9781683933991
• ISBN: 978-1-68393-399-1
• No. of pages: 300
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 235 mm x 22 mm
• Weight: 640 g
• Series: The Fairleigh Dickinson University Press Series in Italian Studies
• Subject: Fiction > Poetry, drama