Greil Marcus: 'A New Literary History of America'
In more than two hundred original essays, "A New Literary History of America" brings together the nation's many voices. Literature, music, film, art, history, science, philosophy, political rhetoric -- cultural creations of every kind appear in relation to each other, and to the time and place that give them shape. Greil Marcus is the author of "Mystery Train: Images of America in Rock 'n Roll Music," "Lipstick Traces," and "The Dustbin of History," among other books.