Dead Elvis: A Chronicle of a Cultural Obsession
- Author: Marcus, Greil
Marcus's rapt attention to what Elvis continues to mean is both transmitted and justified in a splendid piece of critical art ... a marvelous and profane book about a cultural symbol of cultural... — More…
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Contents
- Part 1 Pre-dead Elvis: jungle music - the all-time all-star 1950s rock 'n' roll movie
- king death. Part 2 The absence of Elvis: Elvis - the ashtray
- duets
- tale from the crypt
- the myth behind the truth behind the legend
- the road away from Graceland
- a view of Graceland - the absence of Elvis. Part 3 The return of Elvis Presley: the last breakfast
- never bet the devil your head gallery
- the king of rhythm and blues
- good book on Elvis published - shocking truth revealed
- ten years after - death on the installment plan. Part 4 Still dead: the man who wasn't Elvis
- emanations, sightings, disappearances, or a seance of 18 mediums
- a corpse in your mouth - adventures of a metaphor, or modern cannibalism
- still dead - Elvis Presley without music.