The Tragic Odes of Jerry Garcia and The Grateful Dead: Mystery Dances in the Magic Theater

By Brent Wood

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The Tragic Odes of Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead is a multifaceted study of tragedy in the group's live performances, showing how Garcia engineered psychic renewal by leading songs of grief, mortality, and ironic fate in a participatory theatrical context focused on catharsis through dance and communal sublime experience.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032237368
• ISBN13: 9781032237367
• Release Date: December 2021
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 238 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"