skip to content
Poplore : folk and pop in American culture Preview this item
ClosePreview this item
  • Preview this Item (Questia)

Poplore : folk and pop in American culture

Author: Gene Bluestein
Publisher: Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, ©1994.
Edition/Format:   Book : State or province government publication : EnglishView all editions and formats
Summary:
"In this innovative study, Gene Bluestein proposes that we revise our ideas about the meaning of folklore in the United States, beginning with our definition of what is "folk" and what is not. To this end, he advances the notion of "poplore" as more accurately reflective of the popular and commercial roots and dynamic, syncretic traditions of American democratic culture." "In making his case, Bluestein closely  Read more...
Rating:

(not yet rated) 0 with reviews - Be the first.

 

Find a copy in the library

Retrieving... Finding libraries that hold this item...

Details

Additional Physical Format: Online version:
Bluestein, Gene, 1928-
Poplore.
Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, c1994
(OCoLC)609344559
Online version:
Bluestein, Gene, 1928-
Poplore.
Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, c1994
(OCoLC)619343012
Named Person: Johann Gottfried Herder; Johann Gottfried Herder
Material Type: Government publication, State or province government publication
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Gene Bluestein
ISBN: 0870239031 9780870239038 087023904X 9780870239045
OCLC Number: 29428470
Description: xiii, 167 p. : music ; 24 cm.
Responsibility: Gene Bluestein.

Abstract:

"In this innovative study, Gene Bluestein proposes that we revise our ideas about the meaning of folklore in the United States, beginning with our definition of what is "folk" and what is not. To this end, he advances the notion of "poplore" as more accurately reflective of the popular and commercial roots and dynamic, syncretic traditions of American democratic culture." "In making his case, Bluestein closely examines the folk ideology of Johann Gottfried Herder, whose theories of nationalism strongly influenced American scholars from Ralph Waldo Emerson and Walt Whitman to Constance Rourke and Alan Lomax. At the same time, he challenges the idea of "fakelore" popularized by Richard M. Dorson and his followers, a concept that assumes unchanging standards of what is genuinely or purely "folk."" "To illuminate the significance of "poplore" in contemporary culture, Bluestein shows how Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Jean Ritchie, and other artists have creatively adapted traditional folk materials in their work. The book also includes interviews with legendary banjo picker and singer Buell Kazee and founder of Folkways Records, Moe Asch."--BOOK JACKET.

Reviews

User-contributed reviews
Retrieving weRead reviews...
Retrieving GoodReads reviews...
Retrieving Amazon reviews...

Tags

Be the first.
Confirm this request

You may have already requested this item. Please select Ok if you would like to proceed with this request anyway.

Close Window

Please sign in to WorldCat 

Don't have an account? You can easily create a free account.