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American lonesome : the work of Bruce Springsteen by Cologne-Brookes, Gavin is a music available to read on EtoBox.
What is American lonesome : the work of Bruce Springsteen about?
American Lonesome: The Work of Bruce Springsteen begins with a visit to the Jersey Shore and ends with a meditation on the international legacy of Springsteen's writing, music, and performances. Gavin Cologne-Brookes's innovative study of this popular musician and his position in American culture blends scholarship with personal reflection, providing both an academic examination of Springsteen's work and a moving account of how it offers a way out of emotional solitude and the potential lonesomeness of modern life.Cologne-Brookes proposes that the American philosophical tradition of pragmatism, which assesses the value of ideas and arguments based on their practical applications, provides a lens for understanding the diversity of perspectives and emotions encountered in Springsteen's songs and performances. Drawing on pragmatist philosophy from William James to Richard Rorty, Cologne-Brookes examines Springsteen's formative environment and outsider psychology, arguing that the artist's confessed tendency toward a self-reliant isolation creates a tension in his work between lonesomeness and community. He considers Springsteen's portrayals of solitude in relation to classic and conte
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- Author
- Cologne-Brookes, Gavin
- Publisher
- LSU Press; Louisiana State University Press
- Published
- 2018
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780807169476
- Category
- music
- Subjects
- History, Music, Literary Criticism
- Rating
- 4.5 / 5 (7 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14