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On the Town: One Hundred Years of Spectacle in Times Square

On the Town: One Hundred Years of Spectacle in Times Square

Berman, Marshall

Paperback

General DramaRegional: Middle Atlantic

ISBN10: 1844673979
ISBN13: 9781844673971
Publisher: Verso
Published: Sep 1 2009
Pages: 304
Weight: 0.85
Height: 1.00 Width: 5.40 Depth: 8.10
Language: English
Described as 'a continuous carnival' and 'the crossroads of the world, ' Times Square is a singular phenomenon: the spot where imagination and veracity intersect. To Marshall Berman, it is also the flashing, teeming, and strangely beautiful nexus of his life. In this remarkable book, Berman takes us on a thrilling illustrated tour of Times Square, revealing a landscape both mythic and real. Interleafing his own recollections with social commentary, he reveals how movies, graphic arts, literature, popular music, television, and, of course, the Broadway theater have reflected Times Square's voluminous light to illuminate a vast spectrum of themes and vignettes. Part love letter, part revelatory semiotic exposition of a place known to all, On the Town is a nonstop excursion to the heart of American civilization, written by one of our keenest, most entertaining cultural observers.

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