About the Author

Robert Pattison teaches humanities at Long Island University. His previous books include On Literacy and Tennyson and Tradition.

Reviews

"This is the most brilliant study yet written of the modern phenomenon of rock music."--National Review
"An articulate elucidation of rock 'n' roll as the heir apparent to 19th-century romantic pantheism.... Makes a convincing case for rock as the central aesthetic manifestation of our culture.... Pattison writes amusingly and his rock 'n' roll fever is infectious."--Kirkus Reviews. "A provocative, opinionated study about the origins of rock and about rock as an idea."--Library Journal
"This is the most brilliant study yet written of the modern phenomenon of rock music."--National Review
"An articulate elucidation of rock 'n' roll as the heir apparent to 19th-century romantic pantheism.... Makes a convincing case for rock as the central aesthetic manifestation of our culture.... Pattison writes amusingly and his rock 'n' roll fever is infectious."--Kirkus Reviews. "A provocative, opinionated study about the origins of rock and about rock as an idea."--Library Journal