Rock'n'roll's literary love-in

Camille Paglia has written gushingly about pop singer Adele, but she's not the only writer to pen glowing words about their favourite starCamille Paglia penned a gushing tribute to Adele at the weekend: "With her womanly dignity and her primal imagery of ocean, rain and fire, Adele has set a new standard." When did pop last receive such an effusive, highbrow endorsement?Hilary Mantel on Madonna, 1992: "On stage, her little muscly body twists itself in a parody of sensuality ... up and down she d...

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