'En France, tout finit par des chansons' is the well-known phrase
which sums up the importance of chanson for the French. A song
tradition that goes back to the Middle Ages and troubadours of the
twelfth and thirteenth centuries, chanson is part of the texture of
everyday life in France - a part of the national identity and a
barometer of popular taste. In this first study of chanson in
English, Peter Hawkins examines the background to the genre and the
difficulties in defining what is and what is not chanson. The focus
then moves to the development of the singer-songwriter of chanson
from 1880 to the present day. This period saw the emergence of
national icons from Aristide Bruant at the end of the nineteenth
century through to internationally recognized musicians such as
Jacques Brel and Serge Gainsbourg. Each of these figures used
chanson to express the particular moral dilemmas, tragic situations
and moments of euphoria particular to themselves and their times.
The book provides bibliographies, discographies and details of
video recordings for each of the singer-songwriters that it
discusses. It is both an essential reference guide to the genre and
a useful case history of the adaptation of an ancient form to the
demands of the modern mass media.
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