Dead Elvis: A Chronicle of a Cultural Obsession

In life, Elvis Presley went from childhood poverty to stardom, from world fame to dissipation and early death. As Greil Marcus shows in this remarkable book, Presley's journey after death takes him even further, pushing him beyond his own frontiers to merge with the American public consciousness--and the American subconscious.

As he listens in on the public conversation that recreates Elvis after death, Marcus tracks the path of Presley's resurrection. He grafts together scattered fragments of the eclectic dialogue--snatches of movies and music, books and newspapers, photographs, posters, cartoons--and amazes us with not only what America has been saying as it raises its late king, but also what this strange obsession with a dead Elvis can tell us about America itself.

Author: Greil Marcus
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 03/15/1999
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 9.19h x 6.99w x 0.67d
ISBN: 9780674194229

About the Author
Marcus, Greil: - Greil Marcus is the author of The Doors, Mystery Train, and other books.