An essential for all Beatles fans!
- Release Date: 05/11/2009
- Country of Issue: United Kingdom
- Category: Academic and professional books
The Cambridge Companion to the Beatles
Although they broke up nearly 40 years ago, the world has once again caught Beatlesmania with the band’s remastered albums breaking sales records. A new book gives fascinating insight into the Beatles and their works, and explains their enduring popularity.
The Cambridge Companion to the Beatles provides comprehensive information about the creation of the band, their musical influences and their cultural significance, with emphasis on them as musicians, songwriters and recording artists.
The Companion pays particular attention to the social and historical factors which contributed to the creation of the band, and investigates the Beatles’ unique enduring musical legacy and cultural power. Essays by numerous experts uncover the background of each band member and provide expansive readings of the band’s music, from Please Please Me to Abbey Road.
Clearly organised into three sections, covering Background, Works, and History and Influence, the Companion is a must-read for all Beatles fans.
“Not only do the Beatles still seem to be everywhere, but they still seem to matter so much,” Anthony Curtis, from the Companion’s foreword.
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Notes for Editors
The Cambridge Companion to the Beatles | Kenneth Womack Hardback 9780521869652 | Paperback 9780521689762 To publish November 2009 | £55.00/£15.99 | 352 pages
About the Editor
Kenneth Womack, the editor, is Professor of English at Penn State University’s Altoona College. He is the author or editor of some 20 books, including Reading the Beatles: Cultural Studies, Literary Criticism, and the Fab Four.
There are 16 contributors to the book from the US and UK, including renowned author and music critic Anthony DeCurtis.
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