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100	1		_aLooseley, David, _eauthor
245		0	_aÉdith Piaf
246			_aA Cultural History
264		1	_aLiverpool _bLiverpool University Press _c2015
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338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
520			_aThe world-famous French singer Édith Piaf (1915-63) was never just a singer. Dozens of biographies of her, of variable quality, have seldom got beyond the well known and usually contested 'facts' of her life. This book suggests new ways of understanding her. A 'cultural history' of Piaf means exploring her cultural, social and political significance as a national and international icon, looking at her shifting meanings over time, at home and abroad. How did she become a star and a myth? What did she come to mean in life and in death? At the centenary of her birth and more than fifty years after her passing, why do we still remember her work and commemorate her through the work of others, from Claude Nougaro and Elton John to Ben Harper and Zaz, as well as in films, musicals, documentaries and tribute acts around the world? What does she mean today? The book proposes the notion of an imagined Piaf.
653			_aBiography
653			_aCulture Studies
653			_aHistory
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