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Search - The Pennsylvania German Broadside: A History And Guide (Publications of the Pennsylvania German Society (2001), V. 39.)

The Pennsylvania German Broadside A History And Guide V 39 - Publications of the Pennsylvania German Society 2001
Author: Don Yoder

Fifteenth-century Germany was the birthplace of movable type and of one of its powerful consequences, the broadside. These mass-produced printed sheets allowed both the Renaissance and the Reformation to spread with previously unimaginable speed, and when German immigrants made their way to North America, the cultural significance of the... more » broadside followed. Don Yoder's The Pennsylvania German Broadside examines the history and legacy of these printed sheets within the Pennsylvania German community. The author defines a broadside as any piece of paper printed on one side that is intended to be given away or sold. Where some experts have narrowed the definition of the broadside to focus primarily on song and ballad broadsides, Professor Yoder's definition encompasses a much wider range of material. In this more comprehensive approach to the medium, not only "street literature" but also such documents as elegies, spiritual testaments, and certificates of birth, baptism, confirmation, and marriage are all considered legitimate broadsides that tie the individual to the culture of the community. After tracing the migration of the broadside from Germany to America, the author dedicates each of ten chapters to a specific broadside subject, including medical broadsides, political and military broadsides, sale bills, posters, house blessings, and "letters from heaven." All German texts have been translated or paraphrased for the reader's convenience. Professor Yoder recently donated a vast collection of Pennsylvania German broadsides to the Library Company of Philadelphia. A selection of these artifacts, part of the Roughwood Collection, will go on display in September 2005 as the centerpiece of a broadside exhibition at the Library Company. More than a catalogue of the exhibition, this book explores the history and cultural significance of the broadside, illuminating the ways in which it both reflected and influenced Pennsylvania German life. Intended for historians, folklorists, collectors, and general readers, The Pennsylvania German Broadside features more than 200 illustrations and an engaging, accessible text. Don Yoder is Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies and Folklore and Folklife at the University of Pennsylvania. He is past president of the American Folklore Society, a founding trustee of the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress, cofounder of the Pennsylvania Folklife Society, and longtime editor of its periodical, Pennsylvania Folklife. His numerous books and articles have dealt with the Pennsylvania German themes of emigration and acculturation, bibliography, fraktur and folk art, architecture and material culture, and folk spirituality and organized religion.

ISBN-13: 9780271026794
ISBN-10: 0271026790
Publication Date: 9/30/2005
Pages: 366
Edition: 1St Edition
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Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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