Chanson populaire en Grande-Bretagne pendant la Grande Guerre 1914-1918. English
Notes:
Originally published in French as Chanson populaire en Grande-Bretagne pendant la Grande Guerre 1914-1918 in 2012. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Introduction: Battles, Society and Entertainment -- Portrait of an Industry: Producing Popular Music, 1914--1918 -- A Star in Focus 1: Harry Lauder -- `Scottish ambassador'? -- A Patchwork of Genres -- A Star in Focus 2: Vesta Tilley -- the Woman Who Played Men -- The Songs and Their Content -- A Star in Focus 3: Marie Lloyd -- `Our Marie' -- If you were the only girl in the world': Women, Men and Love in Music-hall Song -- A Star in Focus 4: Harry Champion -- `the spirit of the poorer parts of London' -- Songs about the War: Elite Voices and People's Voices -- `I want to go home': Soldiers' Songs and Other Non-commercial Songs.
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