Georges Brassens and Jacques Brel: Personal and Social Narratives in Post-War Chanson Volume 1

by Chris Tinker

This book explores the various personal and social narratives within the songs of Brassens and Brel, the auteurs-compositeurs-interpr tes who epitomised what is now widely regarded as the golden era of chanson fran aise during the 1950s and 60s. Tinker's discussion reveals the tensions in the narrators' relationship with themselves, other individuals, and society. The book builds upon, and moves beyond, the two dominant critical approaches used to...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0853237581
• ISBN13: 9780853237587
• Release Date: February 2006
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.4" x 9.5"