Songs of Praise in a Broken World: Leonard Cohen From "Story of Isaac" (1969) to "You Want it Darker" (2016)
April 24, 2018
Norris University Center
Leonard Cohen fans new and old gathered for this year’s Vogel lecture, “Songs of Praise in a Broken World: Leonard Cohen from 'Story of Isaac' (1969) to 'You Want it Darker' (2016)", presented by Stefano Perfetti of the University of Pisa. With multi-media presentation of musical clips and more, Perfetti examined the influence of the Jewish textual tradition on Cohen’s music.
Lecture video:
"Songs of Praise in a Broken World: Leonard Cohen from 'Story of Isaac'(1969) to 'You Want it Darker'(2016)"
Stefano Perfetti