Bibliograph

Mercy, mercy me, the art, loves and demons of Marvin Gaye, Michael Eric Dyson

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Mercy, mercy me, the art, loves and demons of Marvin Gaye, Michael Eric Dyson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-280), discography (p. 253-260), and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Mercy, mercy me

Nature of contents

discographiesbibliography

Oclc number

54372893

Responsibility statement

Michael Eric Dyson

Sub title

the art, loves and demons of Marvin Gaye

Table Of Contents

"Ain't nothing like the real thing" : Marvin Gaye's meaning -- "What's going on" : Marvin, Motown, and me -- "Stubborn kind of fellow" : the search for a style -- "If this world were mine" : the politics of soul music -- "Somethin' like sanctified" : sexuality and spirituality -- "How sweet it is to be loved by you" : black love and secret romance -- "Come live with me, angel" : eroticism and exodus -- "Father, father, father we don't need to escalate" : Afroedipalism, corporal punishment, and the politics of self-destruction -- "Trouble man" : from the Prince of Motown to the Pied Piper of R&B

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