In The Poets of Tin Pan Alley, Philip Furia presents a fascinating accout of the lives in words and music of some of America's greatest popular lyricists. Full chapters are devoted to such golden names as Irving Berlin, Lorenz Hart, Ira Gershwin, Cole Porter, Oscar Hammerstein II, Howard Dietz, E. Y. Harburg, Dorothy Fields, Leo Robbins and Johnny Mercer. Furia also discusses the important contributions made by other lyricists who wrote for the sheet-music industry, Broadway, Hollywood, and Harlem nightclub revues. Each of the lyricists is placed firmly in historical context and Furia is careful to note the extent to which the lyrics of popular music both reflected and shaped the mores of the periods in which they were written.
Philip Furia is Professor of English and American Studies at the University of Minnesota. He is the author of Pound's "Cantos" Declassified and many articles on the relationship between American poetry and music.
'A study of great songs that makes do without music can only tell half the story, if that; but this brainy and bracing account makes the best of a dry job.'The Independent
Philip Furia, Laurie Patterson, NC) Furia, Philip (Professor, Department of Creative Writing, Professor, Department of Creative Writing, University of North Carolina Wilmington, Wilmington, NC) Patterson, Laurie (Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Sciene, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Sciene, University of North Carolina Wilmington, Wilmington, FURIA, Furia
Philip Furia, Laurie J. Patterson, University of North Carolina Wilmington) Furia, Philip (Professor of Creative Writing, Professor of Creative Writing, University of North Carolina Wilmington) Patterson, Laurie J. (Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, FURIA, Furia
Philip Furia, Laurie J. Patterson, University of North Carolina Wilmington) Furia, Philip (Professor of Creative Writing, Professor of Creative Writing, University of North Carolina Wilmington) Patterson, Laurie J. (Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Assistant Professor of Computer Science
Philip Furia, Laurie J. Patterson, University of North Carolina - Wilmington) Furia, Philip (Professor Emeritus of English, Professor Emeritus of English, University of North Carolina - Wilmington) Patterson, Laurie J. (Associate Professor of Computer Science, Associate Professor of Computer Science
Philip Furia, Laurie J. Patterson, University of North Carolina - Wilmington) Furia, Philip (Professor Emeritus of English, Professor Emeritus of English, University of North Carolina - Wilmington) Patterson, Laurie J. (Associate Professor of Computer Science, Associate Professor of Computer Science, Laurie J Patterson
Philip Furia, Laurie J. Patterson, University of North Carolina Wilmington) Furia, Philip (Professor of Creative Writing, Professor of Creative Writing, University of North Carolina Wilmington) Patterson, Laurie J. (Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, FURIA, Furia
Philip Furia, Laurie Patterson, NC) Furia, Philip (Professor, Department of Creative Writing, Professor, Department of Creative Writing, University of North Carolina Wilmington, Wilmington, NC) Patterson, Laurie (Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Sciene, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Sciene, University of North Carolina Wilmington, Wilmington, FURIA, Furia
Philip Furia, Laurie J. Patterson, University of North Carolina Wilmington) Furia, Philip (Professor of Creative Writing, Professor of Creative Writing, University of North Carolina Wilmington) Patterson, Laurie J. (Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Assistant Professor of Computer Science