National Identity in Snyder and Berlin's "That Opera Rag."

Examines the depiction of a song as a point of reference and symbol with which Americans could address a complex nexus of emotions and attitudes toward class distinctions, racial difference, national identity, and changing gender roles in "That Opera Rag," written by Ted Snyder and Irving Berlin. Ev...

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Published in:	American Music Vol. 22; no. 3; pp. 380 - 407
Main Author:	Hamberlin, Larry
Format:	Article
Published:	University of Illinois Press Fall2004
Subjects:	Songs Berlin, Irving, 1888-1989 Snyder, Ted Racial differences Race relations National character Nationalism Gender role
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost