Anthem quality : national songs - a theoretical survey /: national songs - a theoretical survey. (2014)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Christopher (Kit) Kelen, University of Macau.
• Authors: Kelen, Christopher, 1958-
• Contents: Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; The Loyal Toast -- A Personal Introduction; Chapter 1: Identification of the National Subject the idea of the anthem in the world today; Chapter 2: The Official Poem of the People anthems, their contexts and their common characteristics; Chapter 3: The Classification of Anthems genre and speech act; Chapter 4: Anthem Quality: Its Paradoxes and Parodies the uniformity of differences and the automatisation of strong affect; Chapter 5: Choosing and Chosen the overt and covert us and them of national devotions. Chapter 6: Anthems for a Better World cosmopolitan and postcolonial hymnsConclusion: The Soul and Its Un/Official Stirrings; Bibliography; Index; Back Cover.
• Publisher Details: Bristol, UK : Intellect
• Publication Date: 2014
• Copyright Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource (204 pages)
• Subjects: 781.599; National songs -- History and criticism; Nationalism in music; National songs; Nationalism in music; Electronic books; Criticism, interpretation, etc
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 1783203692; 9781783203697
• Related ISBNs: 1841507377; 1783204729; 9781783204724
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-195) and index.; Note: Print version record.
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