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Ultra-talk : Johnny Cash, the Mafia, Shakespeare, drum music, St. Teresa of Avila, and 17 other colossal topics of conversation / by David Kirby.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kirby, David, 1944-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Civilization, Modern--Miscellanea.
- Civilization, Modern.
- Popular culture--Miscellanea.
- Popular culture.
- Quality (Aesthetics)--Miscellanea.
- Quality (Aesthetics).
- Quality (Philosophy)--Miscellanea.
- Quality (Philosophy).
- Conversation--Miscellanea.
- Conversation.
- Kirby, David, 1944-.
- Kirby, David.
- Genre:
- Trivia and miscellanea.
- Physical Description:
- xxi, 254 pages ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Athens : University of Georgia Press, [2007]
- Summary:
- What makes a cultural phenomenon truly great? For starters, says David Kirby, it must have been embraced repeatedly over time by both the elite and the general public. In Ultra-Talk Kirby looks at a number of "king-sized cultural monuments," revealing at the same time his eclectic critical interest in topics as varied as auto racing, Dante, folk music, food, Leonardo da Vinci, films, poetry, religion, striptease, television, and the internet.
- Contents:
- First Words xi
- On Titles xxi
- I Shot A Man In Corleone: How Sicily Explained Johnny Cash To Me 1
- The Meaning Of Everything 27
- Chekhov's Influence On Shakespeare 31
- Give Me Life Coarse And Rank 55
- An Army Of Chitterlings 74
- "Why Does It Always Have To Be A Boy Baby?" 92
- The Goat Paths Of Italy: Dante's Search For Beatrice 110
- Looking For Leonardo 125
- The Naturalist And The Narrative 142
- I Brake For Richard Petty: Black Water And Boredom In The Talladega Infield 147
- Bang The Drum All Day 159
- Shrouded In A Fiery Mist 174
- Like A Twin Engine Bomber 189
- Poetry, Television, And The World Wide Web: Art In A Time Of Terror 199
- I Never Said What They Say I Said, Or Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Pull Quotes But Were Afraid To Ask 211
- Mornings With Travis, Evenings With Dick, Or Lucky Buck At The Questura 216.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0820329088
- 9780820329086
- 0820329096
- 9780820329093
- OCLC:
- 71006664
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