TY  - GEN
T1  - We Take Care of Our Own  : Faith, Class, and Politics in the Art of Bruce Springsteen.
A1  - Sawyers, June Skinner
A2  - Dubus III, Andre
LA  - English
PP  - New Brunswick
PB  - Rutgers University Press
YR  - 2024
UL  - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/jstor_dda_on1451798189
AB  - We Take Care of Our Own traces the evolution of Bruce Springsteen's beliefs, beginning with his New Jersey childhood and ending with his most recent works from Springsteen on Broadway to Letter to You. The author follows the singer's life, examining his albums and a variety of influences (both musical and nonmusical), especially his Catholic upbringing and his family life, to show how he became an outspoken icon for working-class America--indeed for working-class life throughout the world. In this way, the author emphasizes the universality of Springsteen's canon and depicts how a working-class sensibility can apply to anyone anywhere who believes in fairness and respect. In addition, the author places Springsteen in the historical context not only of literature (especially John Steinbeck) but also of the art world (specifically the work of Thomas Hart Benton and Edward Hopper). Among the themes explored in the book include community, a sense of place, America as the Promised Land, the myth of the West, and, ultimately, mortality.
OP  - 168
NO  - Description based upon print version of record.
CN  - ML420
SN  - 9781978835733
SN  - 1978835736
SN  - 9781978835726
SN  - 1978835728
SN  - 9781978835702
KW  - Springsteen, Bruce : Political and social views.
KW  - Springsteen, Bruce : Criticism and interpretation.
KW  - Rock music : Social aspects : United States.
KW  - Rock music : United States : History and criticism.
KW  - Rock (Musique) : Aspect social : États-Unis.
KW  - Rock (Musique) : États-Unis : Histoire et critique.
KW  - MUSIC / General
KW  - Electronic books.
ER  -