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The chansonniers make it clear that Parisians improvised new words to old tunes every day and on every possible subject—the love life of actresses, executions of criminals, the birth or death of members of the royal family, battles in times of war, taxes in times of peace, trials, bankruptcies, acci...
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| Published in | Poetry and the Police p. 79 |
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| Format | Book Chapter |
| Language | English |
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Harvard University Press
15.03.2011
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| Online Access | Get full text |
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| Summary: | The chansonniers make it clear that Parisians improvised new words to old tunes every day and on every possible subject—the love life of actresses, executions of criminals, the birth or death of members of the royal family, battles in times of war, taxes in times of peace, trials, bankruptcies, accidents, plays, comic operas, festivals, and all sorts of occurrences that fit into the capacious French category of faits divers (assorted events). A clever verse to a catchy tune spread through the streets with unstoppable force, and new verses frequently followed it, carried from one neighborhood to another like gusts |
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| ISBN: | 9780674057159 0674057155 |
| DOI: | 10.2307/j.ctv1m46g0h.14 |