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001 2014018842
003 DLC
005 20151021104631.0
008 140513s2015 nyu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2014018842
020 $a9780199357574 (hardback : alk. paper)
020 $a0199357579$q(hardback$qalk. paper)
040 $aDLC$beng$cDLC$erda$dDLC
042 $apcc
050 00 $aML2854$b.G56 2015
082 00 $a782.42$223
100 1 $aGioia, Ted.
245 10 $aLove songs :$ba hidden history /$cTed Gioia.
264 1 $aNew York :$bOxford University Press,$c[2015]
300 $axiii, 315 pages ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 275-284) and index.
505 0 $aBirds do it! -- Procreative music -- Sappho and Confucius -- Love in ancient Rome -- Debauched maidens and lustful harlots -- The North African and Middle Eastern connection -- The troubadours -- The triumph of romance -- A love supreme -- Profane love -- Divas and deviancy -- Folk songs and love songs -- Love songs for the mass market -- The African connection (again) -- Crooners, torch songs and bobbysoxers -- Rock 'n' roll and the summer of love -- As nasty as they wanna be.
520 $aUncovers the unexplored history of the love song, from the fertility rites of ancient cultures to the sexualized YouTube videos of the present day, and discusses such topics as censorship, the legacy of love songs, and why it is a dominant form of modern musical expression.
520 $a"The love song is timeless. From its beginnings, it has been shaped by bohemians and renegades, slaves and oppressed minorities, prostitutes, immigrants and other excluded groups. But what do we really know about the origins of these intimate expressions of the heart? And how have our changing perceptions about topics such as sexuality and gender roles changed our attitudes towards these songs? In Love Songs: The Hidden History, Ted Gioia uncovers the unexplored story of the love song for the first time. Drawing on two decades of research, Gioia presents the full range of love songs, from the fertility rites of ancient cultures to the sexualized YouTube videos of the present day. The book traces the battles over each new insurgency in the music of love--whether spurred by wandering scholars of medieval days or by four lads from Liverpool in more recent times. In these pages, Gioia reveals that the tenderest music has, in different eras, driven many of the most heated cultural conflicts, and how the humble love song has played a key role in expanding the sphere of individualism and personal autonomy in societies around the world. Gioia forefronts the conflicts, controversies, and the battles over censorship and suppression spurred by such music, revealing the outsiders and marginalized groups that have played a decisive role in shaping our songs of romance and courtship, and the ways their innovations have led to reprisals and strife. And he describes the surprising paths by which the love song has triumphed over these obstacles, and emerged as the dominant form of musical expression in modern society."--Publisher's description.
650 0 $aLove songs$xHistory and criticism.
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1601/2014018842-b.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1601/2014018842-d.html
856 41 $3Table of contents only$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1601/2014018842-t.html