'Twas Only an Irishman's Dream: The Image of Ireland and the Irish in American Popular Song Lyrics, 1800-1920

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University of Illinois Press, 1996 - 311 頁
The image of the Irish in
the United States changed drastically over time, from that of hard-drinking,
rioting Paddies to genial, patriotic working-class citizens.
In 'Twas Only an Irishman's
Dream, William H. A. Williams traces the change in this image through
more than 700 pieces of sheet music--popular songs from the stage and
for the parlor--to show how Americans' opinions of Ireland and the Irish
went practically from one extreme to the other.
Because sheet music was a
commercial item it had to be acceptable to the broadest possible song-buying
public. "Negotiations" about their image involved Irish songwriters,
performers, and pressured groups, on the one hand, and non-Irish writers,
publishers, and audiences on the other. Williams ties the contents of
song lyrics to the history of the Irish diaspora, suggesting how ethnic
stereotypes are created and how they evolve within commercial popular
culture.

 

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15
VI
19
VII
32
VIII
49
IX
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X
57
XI
78
XII
88
XVII
134
XVIII
158
XIX
173
XXI
175
XXII
181
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211
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237

XIII
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XIV
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XV
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XVI
118
XXVI
245
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William H. A. Williams was a professor of history at the Union Institute and the University in Cincinnati. His books include Landscape, Tourism and the Irish Character: British Travel Writers in Pre-Famine Ireland, 1750-1850.

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