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Title: "With His Pistol In His Hand" : A Border Ballad and Its Hero by Américo Paredes ISBN: 0-292-70128-4 Publisher: Univ of Texas Press Pub. Date: 1970 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $11.65 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (4 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Terrific Study of Border Folklore
Comment: One of the most important studies of Mex-Tex folklore, this book is excellent. Paredes describes the legends of Gregorio Cortes and then tracks down what can be historically verified about this border hero. He then provides numerous variants of the ballads sung about Cortes and completes his writing by looking at reasons why the ballad remains an important part of borderland culture. Paredes writes beautifully, and the book is a model for fine ethnographic writing. Tish Hinojosa's song "Con Su Pluma en Su Mano" is a tribute to Paredes, one of her professors.
Rating: 5
Summary: Great Musicological and Lit-Theory Text-- must read
Comment: This book does a great job of building a cross-cultural bridge between music and literary analysis. In explaining the form of a Mexican corrido, Paredes lays the groundwork for a musicological study of an oral tradition. His text is also useful in understanding the form of contemporary rap and hip-hop (both politically conscious and commercial).
My one reservation about this text is the fact that it ignores the role that women play in creating this artform. Though not a misogynist, Paredes tends to treat women as invisible in terms of the corridos...
This is a must-read, but if you enjoy the study of music look up Lydia Mendoza.
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent Folklore Research
Comment: This book is a fine study of Mexican-American folklore. Paredes takes a "literary ethnographic" approach to studying the ballad singer Gregorio Cortez. Paredes develops interesting and rich ways of applying literary analysis to the ballads. He also uses the study of history along with ethnographic inquiry to challenge the image of the Texas ranger as a knight in shining armor. For anyone interested in social history, ethnographic study, and literary approaches to studying culture, I would highly recommend seeing how this fine folklorist integrates all three approaches in a fascinating story. What is especially interesting is that he was taking this approach three decades ago.
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Title:The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez ASIN: 0792845161 Publisher: Mgm/Ua Studios Pub. Date: 04 September, 2001 List Price(USD): $9.94 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $9.94 |
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Title: George Washington Gomez: A Mexicotexan Novel by Americo Paredes ISBN: 1558850120 Publisher: Arte Publico Press Pub. Date: 01 January, 1990 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: A Texas-Mexican Cancionero : Folksongs of the Lower Border by Amrico Paredes ISBN: 0292765584 Publisher: University of Texas Press Pub. Date: 1995 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Narcocorrido : A Journey into the Music of Drugs, Guns, and Guerrillas by Elijah Wald ISBN: 0060505109 Publisher: Rayo Pub. Date: 22 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title:Zoot Suit ASIN: B00007J5VO Publisher: Universal Studios Pub. Date: 27 May, 2003 List Price(USD): $9.99 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $9.99 |
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