The Boy Who Cried Freebird: Rock & Roll Fables and Sonic Storytelling

Title

en_US The Boy Who Cried Freebird: Rock & Roll Fables and Sonic Storytelling

Description

en_US Mitch Myers

Creator

en_US Myers, Mitch See all items with this value

Date

2016-01-25T19:59:12Z

en_US 2009-11

en_US 2008

Date Available

2016-01-25T19:59:12Z

Date Issued

en_US 2008

Abstract

en_US Here is a clearly tangential book for this collection, worth having, I suppose, for some future compiler of a dictionary as an example of how people use the word fable. Myers' introduction says that the writing here incorporates the use of fables, straight reportage, metaphorical criticism, yellow, journalism, red herrings, shaggy dogs, serious artist profiles, the reworking of myths and the updating of legends, first-person narratives, comedic spritzing, fanatic pop humor, and odd social commentary--tales of history and imagination, if you will. I will! I take the book to be light-hearted essays crafted and cleverly titled out of a passion for music of the 70's. I read the prelude, A Rock and Roll Fable, which is a fictional (?) account of how the custom originated of people yelling Free Bird at rock concerts. Check Wikipedia under Free Bird for an alternate account. Apparently the book was first published hardbound by Harper in 2007.

Identifier

en_US 9780061139024 (trade pbk.)

en_US 6794 (Access ID)

uri

http://hdl.handle.net/10504/82102

Language

en_US eng

Publisher

en_US Harper Entertainment

en_US New York

Subject

en_US ML60.M98 2008 See all items with this value

en_US Tangential See all items with this value

en_US Title Page Scanned See all items with this value

Type

en_US Book, Whole