I'm a man: Sex, gods, and rock 'n' roll

by Ruth Padel

What makes men strum invisible guitars, and what does Greek mythology have to do with rock'n'roll? This thesis examines interweaving strands of image and influnence, from the pop single to the operatic solo, relating the rock god to his classical ancestors - Dionyssus, Narcissus and Hercules.

Genres: Music

420 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2000

About the author

Ruth is an English poet and writer. She has published poetry collections, novels, and books of non-fiction, including several on reading poetry. She has presented Radio 4′s Poetry Workshop, visiting poetry groups across the UK to discuss their poems.

Her awards include First Prize in the UK National Poetry Competition, a Cholmondeley Award from The Society of Authors, an Arts Council of England Writers’ Award and a British Council Darwin Now Research Award for her novel Where the Serpent Lives.

Ruth lives in London and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, a Member of the Bombay Natural History Society, an Ambassador for New Networks for Nature, a Patron of 21st-Century Tiger and a Council Member of the Zoological Society of London.