British rock modernism, 1967-1977 : the story of music hall in rock /
British Rock Modernism, 19671977 explains how the definitive British rock performers of this epoch aimed, not at the youthful rebellion for which they are legendary, but at a highly self-conscious project of commenting on the business in which they were engaged. They did so by ironically appropriati...
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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | English |
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Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT :
Ashgate,
2010
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Series: | Ashgate popular and folk music series.
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Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Summary: | British Rock Modernism, 19671977 explains how the definitive British rock performers of this epoch aimed, not at the youthful rebellion for which they are legendary, but at a highly self-conscious project of commenting on the business in which they were engaged. They did so by ironically appropriating the traditional forms of Victorian music hall and the result was a symbolically charged form whose main purpose was to unsettle the hierarchy that set traditional popular culture above the new medium. |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (181 pages) : illustrations |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-172) and index. |
ISBN: | 9781409419457 1409419452 1282857703 9781282857704 9781315570273 1315570270 |
Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |