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OverviewA volume of original essays, written by contributors from British and American universities, which explores the development of this vibrant American form - from its early-20th-century origins to some more recent productions. Some of the essays provide historical sketches of the musical, while others concentrate on such well-known examples as Porgy and Bess and West Side Story . Among the topics discussed are Scandinavian stereotypes in early musicals, and the relationship between the genre and American business. The composers examined include Cole Porter and Stephen Sondheim. While they adopt varying approaches to their material, the contributors are united by their awareness of the centrality of the musical to modern American culture. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Robert Lawson-Peebles , Stephen Banfield , Ann-Charlotte Hanes Harvey , David HornPublisher: University of Exeter Press Imprint: University of Exeter Press Dimensions: Width: 14.40cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.250kg ISBN: 9780859894050ISBN 10: 0859894053 Pages: 176 Publication Date: 01 March 1996 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsCopyright Acknowledgements Notes on Contributors 1. Introduction. Cultural Musicology and the American Musical, Robert Lawson-Peebles 2. From Butterfly to Saigon - Europe, America and Success , Wilfrid Mellers 3. There's No Business like Show Business - a Speculative Reading of the Broadway Musical, Carey Wall 4. From Gold Diggers to Bar Girls - a Selective History of the American Movie Musical, Ralph Willett 5. Holy Yumpin' Yiminy Scandinavian Immigrant Stereotypes in Early 20th Century American Musical, Anne-Charlotte Hanes Harvey 6. Movies in Disguise - Negotiating Censorship and Patriarchy Through the Dances of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, Sue Rickard 7. Brush Up Your Shakespeare, Robert Lawson-Peebles 8. Who Loves You Porgy? The Debates Surrounding Gershwin's Musical, David Horn 9. West Side Story Revisited, Wilfrid Mellers 10. Sondheim and the Art that has No Name, Stephen Banfield IndexReviewsAuthor InformationRobert Lawson-Peebles is Senior Lecturer in the School of English and American Studies, University of Exeter. His research field is transatlantic cultural relations, from pre-Columbian times until the present. He has published three books including American environmental history: a monograph, Landscape and Written Expression in Revolutionary America (1988), and two collections of original essays co-edited with Professor Mick Gidley (now of Leeds University), Downloads of American Landscapes (1989) and Modern American Landscapes (1995). He has also published essays on, amongst others, George Washington, Susannah Rowson, James Fenimore Cooper, Henry George, and William Carlos Williams. His interests include American performance arts, and he has published an introductory essay on the subject, an article on the impact of the Second World War on Hollywood versions of English novels, and an edited collection of original essays, Approaches to the American Musical (1996). He is currently working on an account of the impact of American culture on Britain between 1900 and 1968. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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