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The Beatles and the Historians: An Analysis of Writings about the Fab Four
Erin Torkelson Weber
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Paperback. Examines the historiography of The Beatles, exploring the four major narratives that have developed over time: the semi-whitewashed "Fab Four" account, the acrimonious breakup-era Lennon Remembers version, the biased "Shout!" narrative in the wake of John Lennon's murder, and the current Mark Lewisohn orthodoxy. Num Pages: 268 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; HBTB; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 258 x 20. Weight in Grams: 390.
Hundreds of books have been written about The Beatles. Over the last half century, their story has been mythologized and de-mythologized and presented by biographers and journalists as history. Yet many of these works do not strictly qualify as history and the story of how the Beatles' mythology continues to be told has been largely ignored. This book examines the band's historiography, exploring the four major narratives that have developed over time: The semi-whitewashed Fab Four account, the acrimonious breakup-era Lennon Remembers version, the biased Shout! narrative in the wake of John Lennon's ... Read more
Hundreds of books have been written about The Beatles. Over the last half century, their story has been mythologized and de-mythologized and presented by biographers and journalists as history. Yet many of these works do not strictly qualify as history and the story of how the Beatles' mythology continues to be told has been largely ignored. This book examines the band's historiography, exploring the four major narratives that have developed over time: The semi-whitewashed Fab Four account, the acrimonious breakup-era Lennon Remembers version, the biased Shout! narrative in the wake of John Lennon's ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
McFarland & Co Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
268
Place of Publication
Jefferson, NC, United States
ISBN
9781476662664
SKU
V9781476662664
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About Erin Torkelson Weber
Erin Torkelson Weber teaches American history at Newman University in Wichita, Kansas, USA.
Reviews for The Beatles and the Historians: An Analysis of Writings about the Fab Four
Weber's book should be a set text for a course in popular music studies, lucidly demonstrating an approach transferable to the reception history of any number of artist studies. - Dai Griffiths, Popular Music