Oskar Cox Jensen

Napoleon and British Song, 1797-1822 (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

This study offers a radical reassessment of a crucial period of political and cultural history. By looking at some 400 songs, many of which are made available to hear, and at their writers, singers, and audiences, it questions both our relationship with song, and ordinary Britons' relationship with Napoleon, the war, and the idea of Britain itself.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK
• Seitenzahl: 261
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Oktober 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781137555380
• Artikelnr.: 44170661

Autorenporträt

Oskar Cox Jensen is Research Fellow in the Department of Music, King's College London, UK. He is currently co-editing a volume of essays on the world of Charles Dibdin the Elder and preparing a second monograph on London Ballad Singers.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. 'A Hacknied Tune'? Song Culture in Napoleonic Britain 2. 'Threats of the ': Contesting the Nation
1797-1805 3. 'That the War Might Cease': Awaiting and Making News
1806-13 4.'Now Boney's Awa'': Triumph
Tragedy
and the Legend Established
1814-22 5. 'Canny Newcassel': A Case Study
1797-1822 Coda

Rezensionen

"Napoleon and British Song, 1797-1822 is an excellent study that brings fresh insights to our understanding of both the political and cultural histories of this period. It demonstrates that a nuanced reading of the era's popular song is highly rewarding, and its critical approach should serve as a model for scholars working with any ephemera of any kind." (Erica Buurman, The BARS Review, Issue 48, Autumn, 2016)