{"product_id":"patti-smiths-horses-9780826427922","title":"Patti Smith's Horses","description":"Described as the perfect fusion of poetry and garage band rock and roll (the original concept was \"rock and Rimbaud\"), \u003ci\u003eHorses \u003c\/i\u003ebelongs as much to the world of literary and cultural criticism as it does to the realm of musicology. While \u003ci\u003eHorses \u003c\/i\u003epays homage to the record's origins in the nascent New York punk scene, the book's core lies in a detailed analysis of Patti Smith's lyrics and includes discussions of lyrical preoccupations: love, sex, gender, death, dreams, god, metamorphosis, intoxication, apocalypse and transcendence. Philip shaw demonstrates how \u003ci\u003eHorses \u003c\/i\u003etransformed the possibilities of both poetry and rock music; and how it achieved nothing less than a complete and systematic derangement of the senses.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePhilip Shaw is a Reader in the Department of English at the University of Leicester. His previous publications include \u003ci\u003eWaterloo and the Romantic Imagination\u003c\/i\u003e (2002) and \u003ci\u003eThe Sublime\u003c\/i\u003e (2006). He writes songs and plays guitar in the group Alberteen: www.myspace.com\/alberteenmusic\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Continuum","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50704888234258,"sku":"9780826427922","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_47645676-747c-4782-b460-165828ccc7ee.jpg?v=1734481573","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/patti-smiths-horses-9780826427922","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}