Flannery at the Grammys /

Flannery at the Grammys / Irwin H. Streight.

"A devout Catholic, a visionary-and some say prophetic-writer, Flannery O'Connor (1925-1964) has gained a growing presence in contemporary popular culture. While O'Connor professed that she did not have an ear for music, allusions to her writing appear in the lyrics and narrative form...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Streight, Irwin Howard, 1959- (Author)
Other Authors: O'Connor, Flannery
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, [2024]
Subjects:
O'Connor, Flannery > Criticism and interpretation.
O'Connor, Flannery > Influence.
O'Connor, Flannery > Musical settings.
Music and literature.
Popular music > History and criticism.
Popular music > Philosophy and aesthetics.
Musique et littérature.
Musique populaire > Histoire et critique.
Musique populaire > Philosophie et esthétique.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1. Bruce Springsteen: "The Flannery O'Connor of American rock"
  • Chapter 2. Lucinda Williams: Chasing Flannery's peacocks
  • Chapter 3. Mary Gauthier: The brutal hand of grace
  • Chapter 4. Kate Campbell: "Equal parts Emmylou Harris and Flannery O'Connor"
  • Chapter 5. Sufjan Stevens: In Flannery's territory
  • Chapter 6. Nick Cave: "In the bleeding stinking mad shadow of Jesus"
  • Chapter 7. PJ Harvey: Uh Huh, O'Connor
  • Chapter 8. "Wise blood," punk, and heavy metal
  • Chapter 9. Everything that rises
  • Coda. "Gonter rock, rattle and roll"
  • Bonus track. Stage names from O'Connor's "Wise Blood" and characters
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • Credit
  • Index.

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