| Description |
xii, 276 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-257) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : "You can sing what would be death to speak" -- "God save the !" : institutionalizing, appropriating, and contesting nationalism through song, 1744-1798 -- "The subordination of the different parts and voices" : popularizing "America" through grassroots activism, 1826-1850 -- "Bombast, fraud, deception, impiety, and hypocrisy" in the "dark land of slavery", 1830-1859 -- "Teach us true liberty" : "America" in the Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1869 -- Reforming the "sweet land of knavery" : "America" and political protest, 1870-1932 -- Epilogue : "America", "God save the Queen", and postmodernity -- Appendix A : Sixteen versions of "God save the King" and "My country 'tis of thee", organized chronologically, 1744-1891 -- Appendix B : List of alternative American versions of "God save the King" and "America", 1759-1900. |
| Subject |
Smith, Samuel Francis, 1808-1895. America.
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Patriotic poetry, American -- History and criticism.
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National songs -- United States -- History and criticism.
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United States -- Songs and music -- History and criticism.
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Democracy.
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Democracy in literature.
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God save the King.
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| Added Author |
Hartnett, Stephen J.
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| ISBN |
0195137418 (acid-free paper) |
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