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´Twas Only an Irishman´s Dream: The Image of Ireland and the Irish in American Popular Song Lyrics, 1800-1920
William H. Williams
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Paperback. 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. This title traces the change in this image through 700 pieces of sheet music to show how Americans' opinions of Ireland and the Irish went practically from one extreme to the other. Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 344 pages, facsims. BIC Classification: 1DBR; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 510.
Over time, the image of the Irish in the United States changed from that of hard-drinking Paddies to genial working-class citizens.
In 'Twas Only an Irishman's Dream, William H. A. Williams traces the change in this image through more than seven hundred pieces of sheet music--popular songs from the stage and for the parlor--to show how Americans' opinions of Ireland and the Irish swung from one extreme to the other.
As Williams shows, sheet music's place as a commercial item meant it had to be acceptable to the broadest possible song-buying public. Negotiations about the image of the Irish and Irish Americans involved Irish ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Series
Music in American Life
Number of Pages
344
Place of Publication
Baltimore, United States
ISBN
9780252065514
SKU
V9780252065514
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About William H. Williams
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.
Reviews for ´Twas Only an Irishman´s Dream: The Image of Ireland and the Irish in American Popular Song Lyrics, 1800-1920
Winner of the ASCAP Deems Taylor Award in the Pop Books category, 1997. "Thoroughly researched, well-organized, and gracefully and clearly written."
Lawrence McCaffrey, author of Textures of Irish America
Lawrence McCaffrey, author of Textures of Irish America