Singing Poets - Literature and Popular Music in France and Greece (1945-1975) (Hardcover)

Between 1945 and 1975, both France and Greece developed an interplay between literature and popular music, each making a new 'national canon'. Literature provided the aesthetic criteria, the cultural prestige and the institutional basis for what aspired to be a higher form of popular song. Published poems were turned into popular songs, while a critical discourse, in return, celebrated songwriters not only for being 'as good as poets' but for being 'singing poets' in their own right. In France, there were Georges Brassens, Leo Ferre and Serge Gainsbourg; in Greece, the presitigious title of 'tragoudopoios' (maker of songs) was awarded to Mikis Theodorakis, Manos Hadjidakis and Dionysis Savvopoulos. This challenging and stimulating study draws on a wealth of materials, from theoretical writings by poets, through their lyrics, to the record sleeves and posters used to promote them.

General

Imprint:	Maney Publishing
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	February 2007
First published:	2007
Authors:	Dimitris Papanikolaou
Dimensions:	246 x 174 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	196
ISBN-13:	978-1-904350-62-0
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > General Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > From 1900 Books > Music > General
LSN:	1-904350-62-3
Barcode:	9781904350620

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