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Jim Morrison: Fables of the Fall
443 pages, Paperback
Published January 21, 2025
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March 23, 2025
The second most asked question after “what was Jim Morrison like?” is “what are his poems about?” Jim Morrison: Fables of the Fall by Doug Franks is the best exegesis on Morrison’s poetry that I’ve read.
Doug Franks is a literature and art history teacher and Fables of the Fall are two volumes are the most readable work on the poetry of Jim Morrison. A lot of literary explanations of the work of writers by scholars can be filled with arcane or obscure references that can make your head swim, but that’s not the case here, although, the ideas and concepts put forth by Franks might cause your brain to melt, in only the best possible way. Franks also doesn’t shut down the readers interpretation of Morrison’s writings he encourages readers to come to their own conclusions, he’s only suggesting ideas and the door you decide to go through is ultimately the readers.
Jim Morrison: Fables of the Fall is the ultimate Morrison exegesis. If you want to find Jim Morrison Fables of the Fall will help you see behind the words and catch a glimpse of Morrison, and if you’re lucky maybe learn something about yourself.
Doug Franks is a literature and art history teacher and Fables of the Fall are two volumes are the most readable work on the poetry of Jim Morrison. A lot of literary explanations of the work of writers by scholars can be filled with arcane or obscure references that can make your head swim, but that’s not the case here, although, the ideas and concepts put forth by Franks might cause your brain to melt, in only the best possible way. Franks also doesn’t shut down the readers interpretation of Morrison’s writings he encourages readers to come to their own conclusions, he’s only suggesting ideas and the door you decide to go through is ultimately the readers.
Jim Morrison: Fables of the Fall is the ultimate Morrison exegesis. If you want to find Jim Morrison Fables of the Fall will help you see behind the words and catch a glimpse of Morrison, and if you’re lucky maybe learn something about yourself.
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