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More has been written about the Beatles than any other performing artists of the twentieth century. Accounts of their lives and times have been retold, reproduced and reinvented to the extent that their achievements have passed into contemporary folklore and popular mythology. What has been surprisingly absent, however, is any sustained critical investigation of the numerous debates and issues the group provoked. This book provides that long overdue analysis, by seeking to present the academic study of the Beatles in its appropriate contexts - historical, political, musical and sociological.
Consisting entirely of newly commissioned articles and written by an international group of scholars, its contents challenge many of the traditional assumptions about the Beatles and offer fresh and provocative insights into the nature of their success and its continuing influence. It is essential reading for those wishing to understand not only the phenomenon of the Beatles but also the cultural environment within which popular music continues to be practised and studied.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half-Title
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Tables and Figures
- Acknowledgements
- Notes on the Contributors
- Introduction: A Thousand Voices
- 1 Men of Ideas? Popular Music, Anti-intellectualism and the Beatles
- 2 Coming out of the Rhetoric of 'Merseybeat': Conversations with Joe Flannery
- 3 The Beatles and the Spectacle of Youth
- 4 Lennon-McCartney and the Early British Invasion, 1964-66
- 5 From Me to You: Austerity to Profligacy in the Language of the Beatles
- 6 The Postmodern White Album
- 7 You Can't Do That: the Beatles, Artistic Freedom and Censorship
- 8 Tell Me What You See: the Influence and Impact of the Beatles' Movies
- 9 The Celebrity Legacy of the Beatles
- 10 Refab Four: Beatles for Sale in the Age of Music Video
- 11 'Sitting in an English Garden': Comparing Representations of Britishncss in the Songs of the Beatles and 1990s Britpop Groups
- Index