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Glenn Fosbraey

Reading Eminem: A Critical, Lyrical Analysis

Reading Eminem: A Critical, Lyrical Analysis

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This book analyzes Eminem's studio album releases from 1999 to 2020, exploring storytelling, truth, rhetoric, narrative structure, rhyme scheme, perspective, and celebrity culture. It covers dark subjects such as domestic violence, murder, rape, and drug addiction but also explores fatherhood, bereavement, mental illness, poverty, friendship, and love. It is the first full-length monograph on Eminem's lyrics and provides a rigorous analysis of his work, comparing it to great writers' bodies of work. It also delves into extra-verbal elements, image, video, and surrounding culture, making it an invaluable resource for academics in Popular Music, English Literature, or Cultural Studies.

Format: Hardback
Length: 212 pages
Publication date: 25 August 2022
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG


Eminem's studio album releases, spanning from his debut The Slim Shady LP in 1999 to 2020's Music To Be Murdered By, are analyzed in this book through the lens of storytelling, truth, and rhetoric. It explores narrative structure, rhyme scheme, type, perspective, and celebrity culture, providing a comprehensive examination of his lyrical content. Eminem has addressed a wide range of subjects in his music, including domestic violence, murder, rape, child abuse, incest, drug addiction, and torture. However, his lyrics also delve into fatherhood, bereavement, mental illness, poverty, friendship, and love, showcasing the complexity and depth of his work.

This book is the first full-length monograph dedicated to analyzing Eminem's lyrics, offering a rigorous analysis akin to that applied to great writers' bodies of work. It highlights the often overlooked significance of studying popular music critically. In addition to his lyrical exploration, Fosbraey delves into various aspects of popular music, including extra-verbal elements, image, video, and surrounding culture. This critical study of Eminem's work will be an invaluable resource for academics working in the fields of Popular Music, English Literature, or Cultural Studies.

Weight: 416g
Dimension: 210 x 148 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783030796259
Edition number: 1st ed. 2022

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