An original exploration and celebration of Taylor Swift the world's biggest music star as
taught at the world's most prestigious university. One of the biggest stars in the world
Taylor Swift became so popular for many reasons - but first and last thanks to her songs. In
Taylor's Version award-winning literary critic Professor Stephanie Burt charts the
extraordinary journey from Swift's teen country debut to her most recent record-breaking
achievement as the highest-grossing touring artist in the world. Based on her Harvard
University course Taylor Swift and Her World Burt offers the first serious study of Swift
that pays close attention to her talent as a songwriter first and foremost. Drawing from
musical and cultural criticism poetry economic theory American history as well as personal
experience Burt presents an insightful and heartfelt critical appreciation of Swift that
delves into her life her celebrity and her artistry. She explores how Swift's musical and
public persona reflect her life and her craft at once intimate and relatable. She considers
the international community Swift's work has fostered and she shows what makes Swift's body of
work so important across styles genres and generations. Tracing a path through the Eras
Taylor's Version is a literary deep-dive into Swift's particular form of genius revealing the
remarkable impact of her career and showing how her songs - how music itself - can change
lives.
