{"product_id":"blues-and-the-poetic-spirit-roots-of-jazz-9780872863156","title":"Blues and the Poetic Spirit Roots of Jazz","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile much has been written about the sociological significance of the blues, this is a unique inquiry into the blues and the mind, a study of the blues as thought. Here, the subconscious power of the blues is examined from a poetic and psychological perspective, illuminating the blues’ deepest creative sources and exploring its far-reaching influence and appeal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLike Surrealist poetry in particular, blues communicate through highly charged symbols of aggression and desire—eros, crime, magic, night, and drugs, among others. A close analysis of classic blues lyrics, along with a wealth of source material from Freud and James Frazer, to Breton and Marcuse, conveys the blues’ major poetic function of spiritual revolt against repression.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1975, \u003ci\u003eBlues and the Poetic Spirit\u003c\/i\u003e is a blues literature classic. This long-awaited new edition assesses developments in the blues since that time and outlines the social and political forces th\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Blues is explored from a psychological and literary perspective in a classic title which was out of print for nearly ten years and which now reappears in an updated, enlarged edition. Use this to replace a tattered older copy or to gain fresh insights into the purposes and meaning of blues music.\"—Midwest Book Review\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"City Lights Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49083741700439,"sku":"9780872863156","price":14.24,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/blues-and-the-poetic-spirit-roots-of-jazz-9780872863156","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}