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oapen-20.500.12657-260162021-11-10T08:10:14Z Édith Piaf Looseley, David History Biography Culture Studies bic Book Industry Communication::B Biography & True Stories::BG Biography: general::BGF Biography: arts & entertainment The world-famous French singer Édith Piaf (1915-63) was never just a singer. Dozens of biographies of her, of variable quality, have seldom got beyond the well known and usually contested ‘facts’ of her life. This book suggests new ways of understanding her. A ‘cultural history’ of Piaf means exploring her cultural, social and political significance as a national and international icon, looking at her shifting meanings over time, at home and abroad. How did she become a star and a myth? What did she come to mean in life and in death? At the centenary of her birth and more than fifty years after her passing, why do we still remember her work and commemorate her through the work of others, from Claude Nougaro and Elton John to Ben Harper and Zaz, as well as in films, musicals, documentaries and tribute acts around the world? What does she mean today? The book proposes the notion of an imagined Piaf. 2019-01-22 23:55 2018-12-01 23:55:55 2020-03-16 03:00:26 2020-04-01T10:57:18Z 2020-04-01T10:57:18Z 2015-10-28 book 1004069 OCN: 1100490393 781781384251 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/26016 eng application/pdf n/a 1004069.pdf Liverpool University Press 10.2307/j.ctt1gn6csb 102596 10.2307/j.ctt1gn6csb 4dc2afaf-832c-43bc-9ac6-8ae6b31a53dc b818ba9d-2dd9-4fd7-a364-7f305aef7ee9 781781384251 Knowledge Unlatched (KU) Liverpool 102596 KU Select 2018: HSS Backlist Books Knowledge Unlatched open access
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The world-famous French singer Édith Piaf (1915-63) was never just a singer. Dozens of biographies of her, of variable quality, have seldom got beyond the well known and usually contested ‘facts’ of her life. This book suggests new ways of understanding her. A ‘cultural history’ of Piaf means exploring her cultural, social and political significance as a national and international icon, looking at her shifting meanings over time, at home and abroad. How did she become a star and a myth? What did she come to mean in life and in death? At the centenary of her birth and more than fifty years after her passing, why do we still remember her work and commemorate her through the work of others, from Claude Nougaro and Elton John to Ben Harper and Zaz, as well as in films, musicals, documentaries and tribute acts around the world? What does she mean today?
The book proposes the notion of an imagined Piaf.
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