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Nick Drake: Dreaming England(Reverb)

Nick Drake: Dreaming England(Reverb)


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Since his untimely death in 1974 at the age of 26, singer-songwriter Nick Drake has not only gained a huge international audience, which eluded him during his lifetime, but has come to represent the epitome of English Romanticism. Drake's small but much-loved body of work has led to comparisons with Blake, Keats, Vaughan Williams and Delius, placing him within a long line of English mystical Romantics. Yet on closer inspection Drake's work betrays a myriad of international, cosmopolitan influences and approaches that seem to confound his status as the archetypal English troubadour.

Table of Contents:
INTRODUCTION 1 DREAMING ENGLAND 2 LISTENING TO THE LAND 3 THE COUNTRY AND THE CITY 4 MELANCHOLIA AND LOSS 5 DRAKE'S LEGACY Chronology References Select Bibliography Discography Acknowledgements Photo Acknowledgements Index

About the Author :
Nathan Wiseman-Trowse is Senior Lecturer in Popular Culture at the University of Northampton. He has published work on the performance of class in British popular music, the music and writing of Nick Cave and the graphic novels of Alan Moore.

Review :
Nathan Wiseman-Trowse analyses what [Nick Drakes] Englishness consists of: the sense of wistfulness and melancholy, the strain of romanticism, and the pastoral landscapes evoked by his melodies and lyrics, as well as the solitary, contemplative images of Drake used for album covers and publicity shots . . . its an astute analysis, and an evocative reminder of the handful (fewer than 40) of beautiful, delicate songs Drake left us. Contemporary music history stretches back far enough now for received wisdom to assume too great an importance. Information is much more easily accessed than before, but then irresponsibly sourced quotes on Wikipedia and other websites can, through repetition, become adopted as the truth. In complete contrast, in Nick Drake: Dreaming England, Nathan-Wiseman-Trowse starts from first principles in his thorough investigation of Drakes creative life and legacy . . . his approach to the story becomes a compelling mix of rigorous arguments and imaginative explorations. There have been so many biographies of the influential singer-songwriter Nick Drake that its refreshing to see a book on this beloved musician that attempts to explore his work from a different angle. Drake is often referred to as quintessentially English, and Nathan Wiseman-Trowse looks at place, national identity, and Drakes deeply melancholic writing, which often references the pastoral, to give a greater picture of why this is . . . a thought-provoking work which would be a welcome addition to any music lover or academics collection.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781780231761
  • Publisher: Reaktion Books
  • Publisher Imprint: Reaktion Books
  • Height: 148 mm
  • No of Pages: 176
  • Series Title: Reverb
  • Width: 210 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1780231768
  • Publisher Date: 01 Sep 2013
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Sub Title: Dreaming England


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