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Week in Review: “National Song,” “National Tale,” and Nationhood

Yesterday’s discussion centered on the Romantic-era vogue for “national tales” and “national songs,” two modes that were often linked to theories of “national character.” (To build on yesterday’s discussion of Byron, the Hebrew Melodies, and the geography of “character,” we might … Continue reading

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Poetry and Song Roundup

We concluded our class on Blake and song by taking a quick look at this footage of the 2011 royal wedding: Now common both as a church hymn and a national patriotic song, “Jerusalem” began life as an untitled prefatory poem to Blake’s … Continue reading

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