Taylor Swift by the Book: The Literature Behind the Lyrics, from Fairy Tales to Tortured Poets
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“Even the most obsessive Swiftie will discover new Easter eggs in these pages.”— Oprah Daily From a Robert Frost poem on her debut album to the myth of Cassandra on The Tortured Poets Department , Taylor Swift’s lyrics are filled with literary connections. Make sure you're catching them all with this expert guide to the novels, poems, and plays that influence her songwriting. Let a literature professor and a musical theater artist guide you through the Taylor Swift canon—from Shakespeare to the Brontë sisters to Daphne du Maurier! Learn what "New Romantics" has to do with the old Romantics Get to know the Gothic monsters haunting Midnights Spot Taylor's many Great Gatsby references Discover what Taylor Swift and Emily Dickinson have in common And find your new favorite tortured poet! Packed with fun facts, entertaining analysis, and literary-themed playlists that fans will love, Taylor Swift by the Book will turn anyone from a Taylor Swift lover into a Taylor Swift scholar. With full-color illustrations highlighting the literary eras of Dr. Swift (yes, she has an honorary PhD), it’s a perfect gift for the Swiftie in your life. Review: Lyric interpretation with literary references! So interesting and fun! - What a great way to show people where Taylor Swift's lyrics are influenced from! I'm always looking for the true meaning of lyrics and this is a great book for that and a fantastic gift for any intelligent Swiftie! Review: Great gift for Swifties - The cover is beautiful and well done. The book itself is really neat. A great gift for Swifties!
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| Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 305 Reviews |
G**4
Lyric interpretation with literary references! So interesting and fun!
What a great way to show people where Taylor Swift's lyrics are influenced from! I'm always looking for the true meaning of lyrics and this is a great book for that and a fantastic gift for any intelligent Swiftie!
S**E
Great gift for Swifties
The cover is beautiful and well done. The book itself is really neat. A great gift for Swifties!
S**Y
The best kind of impulse buy...
I really appreciate how this book is organized and how much information it has packed in. Great gift for any Swiftie, but definitely the bookworm Swifties. I love the page design and artwork too. I saw this book in a FB post and impulse ordered it. I can't wait to deep dive into it.
J**M
Great Swifty Gift
I bought this for myself for Christmas. Fun read about Tyalor!
J**N
Beautiful present. 🎁
My 12 year old great granddaughter is a “Swiftie”. She’s a ballerina, an honor student and cross country runner. I gave her this book, The Eras vinyl record and a few other Swift gifts. The book 📕 is beautiful in itself. She was over the moon with her unexpected presents. 🎁
S**O
Fi every Swiftie
My daughter is a true Swiftie. 'Nuff said.
A**R
Clever read!
Taylor has depth & writers acknowledge her overall talent. EDUCATION WITHIN!
S**D
Perfect for the Swifties!
Love how this book goes through every song. Now they just need to write an updated version that added TLOASG
T**E
Taylor's genius
Excellent review of Taylor's many many literary references but I wish the author had explored Ivy in its possible connection to Emily Dickenson's supposed affair with her sister in law.
A**Z
Hermoso el
El libro es hermoso.. calidad de pasta y hojas de primera !!
K**R
Unique book
Perfect gift for my granddaughter who is a lover of literature and Taylor Swift , a unique book combining both of her interests
M**P
Bonita edición para fans.
Edición muy bonita, interesante e ideal para fans.
F**S
Livro mais que perfeito!
O livro é de capa dura, as ilustrações são lindas e o conteúdo é realmente muito interessante. Até a paleta de cores do livro (verde e laranja) combina com a Era que começa no dia 03/10/25. Vale a pena pra todo Swiftie que também ama literatura.
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