From the Vault
Studies in Taylor Swift, from Lyrics to Literature
Will be published approx. on 29. October 2026
Book
Hardback
272 pages
978-1-5291-5462-7 (ISBN)
Description
Are Taylor Swift's lyrics works of literature?
Clio Doyle has spent her career exploring that question. An award-winning academic and creator of the UK's first university module on Taylor Swift and English Literature, she is also - unashamedly - a lifelong Swiftie. In From the Vault, she makes the passionate case that examining Swift's lyrics through the lens of high art illuminates the complexity, ingenuity, and sheer pleasure of her songs.
This book is an attempt to get to the beating heart of Swift's writing: what it means to study her work, and what it means to love it.
Can you separate Swift from her writing?
Does it have a place in the canon alongside The Great Gatsby and The Waste Land?
Why does it mean so much to people?
What if it sometimes makes you feel bad?
And ultimately: is it art?
From the Vault is a joyful, nuanced and sharply intelligent exploration of obsessive fandom, the creative work of songwriting, and the value we give to different kinds of art.
Clio Doyle has spent her career exploring that question. An award-winning academic and creator of the UK's first university module on Taylor Swift and English Literature, she is also - unashamedly - a lifelong Swiftie. In From the Vault, she makes the passionate case that examining Swift's lyrics through the lens of high art illuminates the complexity, ingenuity, and sheer pleasure of her songs.
This book is an attempt to get to the beating heart of Swift's writing: what it means to study her work, and what it means to love it.
Can you separate Swift from her writing?
Does it have a place in the canon alongside The Great Gatsby and The Waste Land?
Why does it mean so much to people?
What if it sometimes makes you feel bad?
And ultimately: is it art?
From the Vault is a joyful, nuanced and sharply intelligent exploration of obsessive fandom, the creative work of songwriting, and the value we give to different kinds of art.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Cornerstone
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 204 mm
Width: 132 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
500 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5291-5462-7 (9781529154627)
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Person
Clio Doyle is a writer, podcaster, and award-winning academic who holds degrees in English, Medieval Studies, and Renaissance Studies from Oxford and Yale. She designed and taught the UK's first university course on Taylor Swift and Literature at Queen Mary, University of London, and previously hosted a podcast called Studies in Taylor Swift. In her newsletter, The Manuscript, she writes regularly on the intersections of literature, music and popular culture. She currently lives in London with her partner and a very angry cat.