May Irwin: Singing, Shouting, and the Shadow of Minstrelsy
Language: English
Published by University of Illinois Press, 2016
- Hardcover
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Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JH; 3JJC; ASZH; AVGM; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499. . 2016. Illustrated. Hardcover. . . . .
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- Title
- May Irwin: Singing, Shouting, and the Shadow of Minstrelsy
- Author
- Sharon Ammen
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Publication year
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0252040651
- ISBN 13
- 9780252040658
- Series
- Book 47 of 85: Music in American Life
Sharon Ammen's in-depth study traces Irwin's hurly-burly life. Irwin gained fame when, layering aspects of minstrelsy over ragtime, she popularized a racist "Negro song" genre. Ammen examines this forgotten music, the society it both reflected and entertained, and the ways white and black audiences received Irwin's performances. She also delves into Irwin's hands-on management of her image and career, revealing how Irwin carefully built a public persona as a nurturing housewife whose maternal skills and performing acumen reinforced one another. Irwin's act, soaked in racist song and humor, built a fortune she never relinquished. Yet her career's legacy led to a posthumous obscurity as the nation that once adored her evolved and changed.
A critical and historical biography, May Irwin offers an entrée to a troubling time through the life of one of its most vivid figures.
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