Vai al contenuto principale della pagina

Sweet freedom's song : "My Country 'Tis of Thee" and democracy in America / / Robert James Branham & Stephen J. Hartnett



(Visualizza in formato marc)    (Visualizza in BIBFRAME)

Autore: Branham Robert J. Visualizza persona
Titolo: Sweet freedom's song : "My Country 'Tis of Thee" and democracy in America / / Robert James Branham & Stephen J. Hartnett Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Oxford, [England] : , : Oxford University Press, , 2002
©2002
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (289 p.)
Disciplina: 811/.3
Soggetto topico: Patriotic poetry, American - History and criticism
National songs - United States - History and criticism
Democracy - United States
Democracy in literature
Soggetto geografico: United States Songs and music History and criticism
Persona (resp. second.): HartnettStephen J.
Note generali: Includes index.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-257) and index.
Nota di contenuto: Contents; Introduction: "You Can Sing What Would Be Death to Speak"; ONE: "God Save the _____!": Institutionalizing, Appropriating, and Contesting Nationalism through Song, 1744-1798; TWO: "The Subordination of the Different Parts and Voices": Popularizing "America" through Grassroots Activism, 1826-1850; THREE: "Bombast, Fraud, Deception, Impiety, and Hypocrisy" in the "Dark Land of Slavery," 1830-1859; FOUR: "Teach Us True Liberty": "America" in the Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1869; FIVE: Reforming the "Sweet Land of Knavery": "America" and Political Protest, 1870-1932
Epilogue: "America," "God Save the Queen," and PostmodernityAppendix A: Sixteen Versions of "God Save the King" and "My Country 'Tis of Thee," Organized Chronologically, 1744-1891; Appendix B: Selective List of Alternative American Versions of "God Save the King" and "America," 1759-1900; Notes; Index
Sommario/riassunto: Sweet Freedom's Song' is a celebration and critical exploration of the complicated musical, cultural and political roles played by the song 'America' over the 250 years. Popularly known as 'My Country Tis of Thee' - and as 'God Save the King/Queen' before that - this song is arguably the most important political song in US history.
Titolo autorizzato: Sweet freedom's song  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-19-771664-4
0-19-028590-7
1-280-47371-1
0-19-535029-4
1-60256-958-4
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910826546803321
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
Opac: Controlla la disponibilità qui