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Taylor Swift by the Book: The Literature Behind the Lyrics, from Fairy Tales to Tortured Poets
Contributor(s): Feder, Rachel (Author) , Tatreau, Tiffany (Author)

Publisher: Quirk Books
ISBN: 1683694740

Physical Info: 0.93" H x 7.88" L x 5.88" W (1.0 lbs) 256 pages

 

Rachel Feder holds a Ph.D. in English from the University of Michigan and is an associate professor of English and literary arts at the University of Denver. She is the author of The Darcy Myth: Jane Austen, Literary Heartthrobs, and the Monsters They Taught Us to Love; Harvester of Hearts: Motherhood Under the Sign of Frankenstein; and Birth Chart, a poetry collection. With McCormick Templeman, she is the coauthor of AstroLit: A Bibliophile's Guide to the Stars. Rachel also edited the Norton Library's edition of Dracula.

 

Tiffany Tatreau is an actor, singer, and teaching artist born and raised in Southern California. She has starred in various musicals across the country and is best known for her portrayal of Ocean O'Connell Rosenberg in the musical and original cast album Ride the Cyclone. Tiffany has a BFA in musical theater from Roosevelt University and resides in New York City. She is currently performing in the national tour of A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical.

Review Quotes:
"Even the most obsessive Swiftie will discover new Easter eggs in these pages--and have their old knowledge of the singer's literary brilliance confirmed by a PhD-carrying literature professor."-- Oprah Daily

 

"When you're ready to take your fandom to a new (well-read) level, this is the book to get."--Michael Giltz, Parade

 

"A true treat for Swifties."-- BookRiot

 

"Lively and smart. . . . For hardcore Swifties or neophytes, an accessible and incisive analysis of a star's appeal."-- Kirkus Reviews

Publisher Marketing:
From a Robert Frost poem on her debut album to the myth of Cassandra on The Tortured Poets Department, Taylor Swift's lyrics are filled with literary connections.

 

Make sure you're catching them all with this expert guide to the novels, poems, and plays that influence her songwriting.

 

Let a literature professor and a musical theater artist guide you through the Taylor Swift canon--from Shakespeare to the Brontë sisters to Daphne du Maurier!

 

  • Learn what "New Romantics" has to do with the old Romantics
  • Get to know the Gothic monsters haunting Midnights
  • Spot Taylor's many Great Gatsby references
  • Discover what Taylor Swift and Emily Dickinson have in common
  • And find your new favorite tortured poet!

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