Bruce Springsteen: American Poet and Prophet

by Donald L. Deardorff II

Book Overview

Bruce Springsteen: American Poet and Prophet by literary critic Donald L. Deardorff II classifies and explains Springsteen's remarkable reception as it evolved from small beginnings in the Jersey shore bars of the 1970s to worldwide fame today. This book thoughtfully considers the trenchant commentary Springsteen's albums make on the mythology of the American Dream, working-class concerns, the changing character of American masculinity, the relationship...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810884267
• ISBN13: 9780810884267
• Release Date: December 2013
• Publisher: Scarecrow Press
• Length: 218 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.1"