Dead Elvis
Author | : Greil Marcus |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 260 |
Release | : 1999 |
ISBN-10 | : 0674194225 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780674194229 |
Rating | : 4/5 (25 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Dead Elvis by : Greil Marcus
Download or read book Dead Elvis written by Greil Marcus and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Listening in on public conversation that recreates Elvis after death, Marcus tracks Presley's resurrection. He grafts together snatches of film, music, books, newspapers, photos, posters, and cartoons, and amazes us with what America has been saying as it raises its late king--and also what this obsession with dead Elvis says about America itself.