A Warsaw song with an address (around 1930). Address book and city map Cover Image

Warszawska piosenka z adresem (około 1930 r.). Książka adresowa i plan miasta
A Warsaw song with an address (around 1930). Address book and city map

Author(s): Igor Piotrowski
Subject(s): Anthropology, Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Music, Poetry, Historical Geography, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, Culture and social structure , Rural and urban sociology, Sociology of the arts, business, education, Sociology of Art
Published by: Szkoła Wyższa Psychologii Społecznej
Keywords: petite bourgeoisie; telephone address books; spatial stories; Warsaw city maps; suburbia of Warsaw; revue; Julian Tuwim; Andrzej Włast

Summary/Abstract: The article concerns the analysis of a special kind of the twentieth-century song described by Zbigniew Adrjański as a "Warsaw song with an address", its genesis and genre links. A key point is the reference to the city from the songs to the knowledge gathered in the Warsaw address books and city plans, the aim was to sketch a few thematic maps of the capital, which emerged from the analysis.

  • Issue Year: 53/2017
  • Issue No: 03
  • Page Range: 26-33
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Polish