The Routledge Handbook of Progressive Rock, Metal, and the Literary Imagination
Chris Anderton, "The Routledge Handbook of Progressive Rock, Metal, and the Literary Imagination "
English | ISBN: 1032340738 | 2025 | 450 pages | EPUB, PDF | 4 MB + 20 MB
English | ISBN: 1032340738 | 2025 | 450 pages | EPUB, PDF | 4 MB + 20 MB
This Handbook illustrates the many ways that progressive rock and metal music forge striking engagements with literary texts and themes.
The authors and their objects of analytic inquiry offer global and diverse perspectives on these genres and their literary connections: from ancient times to the modern world, from children’s literature to epic poetry, from mythology to science fiction, and from esoteric fantasy to harsh political criticism. The musical treatments of these literary materials span the continents from South and North America through Europe and Asia. The collection presents critical perspectives on the enduring and complex relationships between words and music as these are expressed in progressive rock and metal.
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