Author

Publication

1996 - Cornell University Press, Ithaca, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

67,000 words, Guess

Page Count

268 pages

Identifiers

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  • Goodreads1305895

Classifications

  • DDC781.5/99/094409033
  • LCCML3621.R48 M37 1996

Description

Laura Mason examines the shifting fortunes of singing as a political gesture to highlight the importance of popular culture to revolutionary politics. Arguing that scholars have overstated the uniformity of revolutionary political culture, Mason uses songwriting and singing practices to reveal its diverse nature. Song performances in the streets, theaters, and clubs of Paris showed how popular culture was invested with new political meaning after 1789, becoming one of the most important means for engaging in revolutionary debate.

Subjects

Topics

HistoryWar songsPopular cultureHistory and criticismPopular culture, franceRevolutionary ballads and songsFrance, history, revolution, 1789-1799

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