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9781476662664 English 1476662665 Hundreds of books have been written about The Beatles. Over the last half century, their story has been mythologized and de-mythologized and presented by biographers and journalists as history. Yet many of these works do not strictly qualify as history and the story of how the Beatles' mythology continues to be told has been largely ignored. This book examines the band's historiography, exploring the four major narratives that have developed over time: The semi-whitewashed "Fab Four" account, the acrimonious breakup-era Lennon Remembers version, the biased "Shout " narrative in the wake of John Lennon's murder, and the current Mark Lewisohn orthodoxy. Drawing on the most influential primary and secondary sources, Beatles history is analyzed using historical methods., More than 3,000 books have been written about The Beatles. Over the last half century, their story has been mythologized and de-mythologized and presented by biographers and journalists as history. Yet many of these works don't strictly qualify as history and the story of how the Beatles' mythology continues to be told has been largely ignored.This book examines the band's historiography, exploring the four major narratives that have developed over time: The semi-whitewashed Fab Four account, the acrimonious breakup-era Lennon Remembers version, Phillip Norman's biased Shout! narrative in the wake of John Lennon's murder, and the current Mark Lewisohn orthodoxy. Drawing on the most influential primary and secondary sources, Beatles history is analyzed using historical methods., [Over the last fifty years more than 3,000 books have been written about the Beatles, the world's most popular band. Throughout the last half century their story has been mythologized and de-mythologized, packaged and sold by biographers and journalists as history. Despite their claims, failure to properly analyze sources or apply historical methods means many Beatles works fail to qualify as history. Meanwhile, their historiography--the story of how the Beatles story has been and continues to be told--has been ignored. For the first time in Beatles scholarship, this book examines the band's historiography, exploring the four major narratives that have evolved over time: The semi-whitewashed Fab Four narrative, the acrimonious, breakup-era Lennon Remembers version, the biased Shout! narrative which followed in the wake of John Lennon's murder, and the current Lewisohn orthodoxy. It analyzes Beatles history in unprecedented fashion by applying historical methods--standards used to determine historical truth regarding topics from World War I to Cleopatra--to the most influential primary and secondary sources in Beatles history. This crucial guide demonstrates how impossible it is to understand Beatles history without exploring how and why that story has been told the way it has.]
9781476662664 English 1476662665 Hundreds of books have been written about The Beatles. Over the last half century, their story has been mythologized and de-mythologized and presented by biographers and journalists as history. Yet many of these works do not strictly qualify as history and the story of how the Beatles' mythology continues to be told has been largely ignored. This book examines the band's historiography, exploring the four major narratives that have developed over time: The semi-whitewashed "Fab Four" account, the acrimonious breakup-era Lennon Remembers version, the biased "Shout " narrative in the wake of John Lennon's murder, and the current Mark Lewisohn orthodoxy. Drawing on the most influential primary and secondary sources, Beatles history is analyzed using historical methods., More than 3,000 books have been written about The Beatles. Over the last half century, their story has been mythologized and de-mythologized and presented by biographers and journalists as history. Yet many of these works don't strictly qualify as history and the story of how the Beatles' mythology continues to be told has been largely ignored.This book examines the band's historiography, exploring the four major narratives that have developed over time: The semi-whitewashed Fab Four account, the acrimonious breakup-era Lennon Remembers version, Phillip Norman's biased Shout! narrative in the wake of John Lennon's murder, and the current Mark Lewisohn orthodoxy. Drawing on the most influential primary and secondary sources, Beatles history is analyzed using historical methods., [Over the last fifty years more than 3,000 books have been written about the Beatles, the world's most popular band. Throughout the last half century their story has been mythologized and de-mythologized, packaged and sold by biographers and journalists as history. Despite their claims, failure to properly analyze sources or apply historical methods means many Beatles works fail to qualify as history. Meanwhile, their historiography--the story of how the Beatles story has been and continues to be told--has been ignored. For the first time in Beatles scholarship, this book examines the band's historiography, exploring the four major narratives that have evolved over time: The semi-whitewashed Fab Four narrative, the acrimonious, breakup-era Lennon Remembers version, the biased Shout! narrative which followed in the wake of John Lennon's murder, and the current Lewisohn orthodoxy. It analyzes Beatles history in unprecedented fashion by applying historical methods--standards used to determine historical truth regarding topics from World War I to Cleopatra--to the most influential primary and secondary sources in Beatles history. This crucial guide demonstrates how impossible it is to understand Beatles history without exploring how and why that story has been told the way it has.]