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Autore: |
Ellis Iain
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Titolo: |
Brit wits [[electronic resource] ] : a history of British rock humor / / by Iain Ellis
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Pubblicazione: | Bristol [England], : Intellect, 2012 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (216 p.) |
Disciplina: | 781.66/09 |
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Soggetto topico: | Humor in music |
Rock music - Great Britain | |
Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references. |
Nota di contenuto: | Front Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION: BRITISH, ROCK, HUMOR; MANIFESTATIONS ACROSS THE NATION; HOME IS WHERE THE HUMOR IS; COORDINATES AND DETERMINANTS; THE INS AND OUTS; 1. STARTING POINTS; Chapter 1: MUSIC HALL COMEDY; George Formby; Chapter 2: THE FIFTIES; AMERICAN DREAMING; Lonnie Donegan; Chapter 3: THE SIXTIES; ACCENT-UATIONS; The Beatles; The Kinks; WACKY WHIMSY; Pink Floyd; Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band; CH-CH-CH-CH-CHANGES; David Bowie, Part One; Chapter 4: THE SEVENTIES; GLAM BAM!; David Bowie, Part Two; Roxy Music; GOIN' DOWN TH' PUBS; Ian Dury |
NEVER MIND THE BOLLOCKS, HERE'S BRITISH PUNKSex Pistols; The Slits; PUNK POETRY; John Cooper Clarke; THE NUTTY SOUND; Madness; Chapter 5: THE EIGHTIES; NEW ROMANTICS; ABC; NEW TRADITIONALISTS; The Smiths; Billy Bragg; POP GO THE SCOTS; The Proclaimers; MANC LADS; The Macc Lads; Happy Mondays; Chapter 6: THE NINETIES; GIRL POWER!; Spice Girls; COOL BRITANNIA; Blur; Pulp; TECHNO-SHOCK THERAPY; The KLF; Chapter 7: THE NAUGHTIES; 2-STEPPIN' OUT; The Streets; LONDON'S ANTI-DIVAS; Lily Allen; BRITPOP'S UP AGAIN; Arctic Monkeys; Art Brut; WELSH WITS; Chapter 8: CLOSING POINTS ...; NOTES; Back Cover | |
Sommario/riassunto: | Humor, as much as any other trait, defines British cultural identity. It is "crucial in the English sense of nation," argues humor scholar Andy Medhurst; "To be properly English you must have a sense of humor," opines historian Antony Easthope. Author Zadie Smith perceives British humor as a national coping mechanism, stating, "You don't have to be funny to live here, but it helps." Sex Pistols frontman Johnny Rotten concurs, commenting, "There's a sense of comedy in the English that even in your grimmest moments you laugh"". Although humor invariably functions as a relief valve for the Britis |
Titolo autorizzato: | Brit wits ![]() |
ISBN: | 1-84150-671-0 |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910779288003321 |
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