The Grand Allusion

by Roy Christopher

By tracing allusion use from its religious roots to internet memes, The Grand Allusion presents a new way to understand pop culture.

The use of allusions represents an important way we employ our cultural artifacts to form relationships and build community. Noticed or not, allusions traffic in cultural cargo, smuggling in information from other sources. By situating the lyrical allusions of Jay-Z and Wu-Tang Clan and the pop-cultural...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1915672996
• ISBN13: 9781915672995
• Release Date: September 2025
• Publisher: Repeater
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.