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100 1 _aLooseley, David
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245 1 0 _aÉdith Piaf : A Cultural History
260 _aLiverpool
_bLiverpool University Press
_c20151028
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520 _aThe 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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650 7 _aBiography: arts & entertainment
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653 _aHistory
653 _aBiography
653 _aCulture Studies
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