Cullen, Jim, 1962-

Born in the U.S.A. : Bruce Springsteen and the American tradition / Jim Cullen ; foreword by Daniel Cavicchi. - 2005 ed. - Middletown, Conn. : Wesleyan University Press, 2005. - xxii, 262 p. 21 cm. - Music/culture .

Includes bibliographical references, discography (p. 228-239), and index.

A big country -- The good conservative : on the trail of Springsteen and Reagan -- Republican character : Springsteen and the American artistic tradition -- Visions of kings : Springsteen and the American dream -- Borne in the U.S.A. : Springsteen and the burden of Vietnam -- The good life : Springsteen's play ethic -- Model man : Springsteen's masculinity -- Inherited imagination : Springsteen and American Catholicism -- Conclusion -- Better angels -- Afterword to the 2005 edition : The congregation of Father Bruce -- Sources and notes -- Select discography -- A Springsteen chronology.

0819567612 (pbk. : alk. paper)

2004021220


Springsteen, Bruce--Criticism and interpretation.

ML420.S77 / .C85 2005

782.42166/092