Sweet freedom's song : "My Country 'Tis of Thee" and democracy in America / / Robert James Branham & Stephen J. Hartnett
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| Autore: |
Branham Robert J.
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| Titolo: |
Sweet freedom's song : "My Country 'Tis of Thee" and democracy in America / / Robert James Branham & Stephen J. Hartnett
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| 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 |
| 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.: | 9910783267003321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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