A critical study of Porter’s Broadway and movie musicals, and his one foray into live television, from his first failure, See America First (1916) to Silk Stockings (1955). Interspersed with chapters on Porter’s “list songs,” his love songs, and his love of figurative language. Discusses the various literary sources and cultural reference points that inspired the lyrics to Porter’s numbers. 240 pages.
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Publisher: Univ Press of Mississippi
Released: 2025
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