Napoleon and British Song, 1797-1822 [electronic resource] /
Cox Jensen, Oskar.author.
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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Includes bibliographical references and index.
A hacknied tune? Song culture in Napoleonic Britain -- Threats of the Carmagnols : contesting the nation, 1797-1805 -- That the war might cease : awaiting and making news, 1806-13 -- Now Boney's awa' : triumph, tragedy, and the legend established, 1814-22 -- Canny Newcassel : a case study, 1797-1822.
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.
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821
Great Britain—History.
Civilization—History.
World politics.
History, Modern.
Social history.
Military history.
History of Britain and Ireland.
Cultural History.
Political History.
Modern History.
Social History.
History of Military.