Spirituality and desire in Leonard Cohen's songs and poems : visions from the tower of song / edited by Peter Billingham.
| Other author/creator | Billingham, Peter, 1953- editor. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2017. |
| Description | viii, 168 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
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| Contents | An introduction: "The only way to deal with the avalanche is to avoid the snow altogether" / Peter Billingham -- 'Even damnation is poisoned with rainbows': conflict and memory in Hamlet and 'The Old Revolution' / Simon Barker -- Crosses, nails and lonely wooden towers: the Leitmotif of 'The Wounded Man' in selected songs of Leonard Cohen / Peter Billingham -- "I never discuss my mistresses and tailors": a short abstract film about the life and work of Leonard Cohen / David Burden -- I'm (not) your man: reading Leonard Cohen's lyrics without Leonard Cohen / Glenn Fosbraey -- Sex, religion, politics, and the death instinct: 'Night comes on' / Leighton Grist -- Leonard Cohen and the philosophical voice of learning / Rebekah Howes -- Leonard Cohen / Sylvie Simmons -- Audacious troubadour: the early poetry of Leonard Cohen / Julian Stannard -- Cohen Junction: between the trains / Judy Waite -- Lili Marlen and the ghosts decoding a song to find a poet / Dragan Todorovic. |
| Abstract | This volume represents the first ever collection of essays on Leonard Cohen to be published in the UK and one of the very first to be produced internationally. The essay range from unique insights offered by Cohen's award-winning, authorised biographer Sylvie Simmons through to discussion of major themes in Cohen's output, such as sprituality and desire, and include creative reflections from a filmmaker and poets upon their own creative response to his practice. Emerging from a one day symposium organised by Professor Peter Billingham at the University of Winchester, UK, to celebrate Cohen's 80th birthday, this Festschrift collection represents a uniquely stimulating, insightful and provocative discussion of the songs and poems of Leonard Cohen, combining academic rigour with serious engagment with this remarkable poet and singer-songwriter. In the wake of the tragic news of Cohen's passing in late 2016, with a legacy of iconic favourites such as "Suzanne" and "Bird on the Wire" through to more recent worldwide successes such as "Hallelujah" and "Anthem", this book is a must-read for cultural studies scholars and Cohen aficionados alike. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN | 1443816868 hardback |
| ISBN | 9781443816861 hardback |
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