Magic Circles
Subtitle: The Beatles in Dream and History
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: October 30, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 432
ISBN-13: 9780674012028
Subjects: Popular culture; Rock & pop; Rock musicians; History and criticism; England; Music/Songbooks; Rock music; Biography/Autobiography; Modern - 20th Century; General; Genres & Styles - Rock; Music / Rock; Social aspects; Beatles; Biography; Music
Description: "In Magic Circles Devin McKinney uncovers the secret history of a generation and a pivotal moment in twentieth-century culture. He reveals how the Beatles enacted the dream life of their time and shows how they embodied a kaleidoscope of desire and anguish for all who listened - hippies or reactionaries, teenage fans or harried parents, Bob Dylan or Charles Manson. The reader who dares to re-enter the vortex that was the Sixties will appreciate, perhaps for the first time, much of what lay beneath the social trauma of the day." "Delving into concerts and interviews, films and music, outtakes and bootlegs, Devin McKinney brings to bear the insights of history, aesthetics, sociology, psychology, and mythology to account for the depth and resonance of the Beatles' impact. His book is also a multifaceted appreciation of the group's artistic achievement, exploring their music as both timeless expression and visceral response to their historical moment."--Jacket.