This book demonstrates how the explosion of distinctly American fiction in the 1920s-including work by authors such as Hemingway, Cather, Dos Passos, Fitzgerald, Faulker, and others-contributed to shaping the national imagination.

Heavy metal is a mythical genre of heroes, outlaws, ominous gods, grotesques, and monsters. It is a proud world of intense battles with chaos and confrontation with modern alienation. Its visual elements draw upon the horror story or film, suggesting chaos and disruption. This study of myth and metal is an attempt to approach heavy metal primarily from a mythological and literary perspective.

Explores the relationship between religion/spirituality and Rock music. The aim is to take an ecumenical approach with the essays in this book, covering a wide range of philosophies and belief systems. This collection of essays investigates the relationship of rock music with religious experience from sociological, theological, and musicological perspectives.

This book looks at the bestselling titles since the early 20th century. The author considers how the popular circulation of these books reflected America's consciousness and tastes at different junctures in the country's history.

This book examines the songs and themes, which continue to resonate with contemporary listeners, and argues that Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young reflect part of the broader story of American culture.