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Taylor Swift by the Book Hardcover: The Literature Behind the Lyrics (New Release)

Taylor Swift by the Book Hardcover: The Literature Behind the Lyrics (New Release)

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Taylor Swift by the Book Hardcover : The Literature Behind the Lyrics, from Fairy Tales to Tortured Poets

From Robert Frost's road not taken on her debut album to Samuel Taylor Coleridge's albatross 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 theatre 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 favourite tortured poet!


With full-colour 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.

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. 256 pages.

“Even the most obsessive Swiftie will discover new Easter eggs in these pages—and have their old knowledge of the singer’s literary brilliance confirmed by a PhD-carrying literature professor.”—Oprah Daily

“Lively and smart. . . . For hardcore Swifties or neophytes, an accessible and incisive analysis of a star’s appeal.”—Kirkus Reviews

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