A Friend of the Devil: The Glorification of the Outlaw in Song: From Robin Hood to Rap

by John Kruth

Book Overview

This book is a fun and informative historical survey of songs that lionize notorious brigands from Ireland to Brazil, Italy to Australia, to the drug lords of Mexico and the inner-city gangs of the United States. For centuries each of these cultures have continued to romanticize criminals, raising them to the status of heroic figures through poetry, stories, song, and more recently film. A Friend of the Devil tracks the true story of these legendary...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1617136719
• ISBN13: 9781617136719
• Release Date: September 2017
• Publisher: Backbeat Books
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"