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Singing Poets

Literature and Popular Music in France and Greece (1945-1975)

Dimitris Papanikolaou author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Maney Publishing

Published:22nd Feb '07

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This book shows how the model of singing poets becomes then an organizing principle for a system of national popular music. It responds to the growing call for the teaching of the textual networks of popular music within the domains of literary and cultural studies.

A well-informed and satisfying study. -- Modern Language Review Modern Language Review This engaging and stimulating study... is a fascinating examination of the construction and reception of "high-popular" musical genres and specific debates surrounding the question of what "good" and "authentic" national music should be. -- Popular Music Popular Music Makes a significant contribution to the study of Modern Greek culture, and also forwards the thinking behind what makes the conjunction between high and popular culture in any context... -- French Studies French Studies

ISBN: 9781904350620

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 580g

196 pages