
Taylor Swift by the Book: The Literature Behind the Lyrics, from Fairy Tales to Tortured Poets
Hardcover
Literary CriticismGeneral MusicPop/Rock
Publisher Price: $19.99
ISBN13: 9781683694748
Publisher: Quirk Books
Published: Nov 26 2024
Pages: 256
Weight: 1.00
Height: 0.93 Width: 5.88 Depth: 7.88
Language: English
Make sure you're catching them all with this expert guide to the novels, poems, and plays that influence her songwriting.
Let a literature professor and a musical theater artist guide you through the Taylor Swift canon--from Shakespeare to the Brontë sisters to Daphne du Maurier!
- Learn what New Romantics has to do with the old Romantics
- Get to know the Gothic monsters haunting Midnights
- Spot Taylor's many Great Gatsby references
- Discover what Taylor Swift and Emily Dickinson have in common
- And find your new favorite tortured poet!
With full-color illustrations highlighting the literary eras of Dr. Swift (yes, she has an honorary PhD), it's a perfect gift for the Swiftie in your life.
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