Mythologist in microgroove : a study of Italian myths and cultural shifts with Fabrizio De André on lead vocals /

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Originally presented as author's thesis (doctoral)--Harvard University, 2017.Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-267) and index.Introduction: Faber: 'The poet shall once again be a maker' -- Civilizing the scaffold: a history of punishment, control, and spectacle -- Italian cowboy songs: the Wild West in the countercultural imagination -- Countercultural Christs: De André's and Fo's enchanted modernity -- Masters vs. Lee Masters: Spoon River and Fiddler Jones in translation."Across four chapters organized around the myths of the medieval hanged man, the cowboy, Jesus of Nazareth, and Fiddler Jones, Mythologist in Microgroove considers prevailing events and cultural shifts in Italy (1960s to 1980s) through the lyrics of Fabrizio De André in conversation with musicians, poets, and playwrights from Italy and abroad"--