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Quadrophenia
Stephen Glynn
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Description for Quadrophenia
Paperback. Series: Cultographies. Num Pages: 144 pages, 40. BIC Classification: APFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 179 x 130 x 11. Weight in Grams: 158.
1964: Mods clash with Rockers in Brighton, creating a moral panic. 1973: ex-Mod band The Who release Quadrophenia, a concept album following young Mod Jimmy Cooper to the Brighton riots and beyond. 1979: Franc Roddam directs Quadrophenia, a film based on Pete Townshend's album narrative; its cult status is immediate. 2013: almost fifty years on from Brighton, this first academic study explores the lasting appeal of 'England's Rebel Without a Cause'. Investigating academic, music, press, and fan-based responses, Glynn argues that the 'Modyssey' enacted in Quadrophenia intrigues because it opens a hermetic subculture to its social-realist context; it enriches because ... Read more
1964: Mods clash with Rockers in Brighton, creating a moral panic. 1973: ex-Mod band The Who release Quadrophenia, a concept album following young Mod Jimmy Cooper to the Brighton riots and beyond. 1979: Franc Roddam directs Quadrophenia, a film based on Pete Townshend's album narrative; its cult status is immediate. 2013: almost fifty years on from Brighton, this first academic study explores the lasting appeal of 'England's Rebel Without a Cause'. Investigating academic, music, press, and fan-based responses, Glynn argues that the 'Modyssey' enacted in Quadrophenia intrigues because it opens a hermetic subculture to its social-realist context; it enriches because ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Series
Cultographies
Condition
New
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231167413
SKU
V9780231167413
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About Stephen Glynn
Stephen Glynn is Associate Research Fellow at De Montfort University, UK. His writings on rock movies range from the particular, A Hard Day's Night (2004), to the general, The British Pop Music Film (2013).
Reviews for Quadrophenia
... An insightful and multifaceted study of the four faces of one of the very best pop films. Psychobabble This is a fascinating and useful book by a talented writer... Stephen Glynn has cemented his reputation as one of the best writers on British cinema and popular music. Music, Sound and the Moving Image It is easy to write a ... Read more