Code: 04563995

Pennsylvania German Broadside

Name: Pennsylvania German Broadside
Brand: Pennsylvania State University Press
SKU: 04563995
Price: 83.62 EUR
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by Don Yoder

Language: English
Binding: Hardback
Number of pages: 408
Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press, 2005
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Book synopsis

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 broadside followed. Don Yoder's 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--and, in Yoder's opinion, distorted--the definition of the broadside to focus primarily on song and ballad broadsides, 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." Yoder recently donated a vast collection of Pennsylvania German broadsides to the Library Company of Philadelphia. 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 theexhibition, 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, collectors, and general readers, The Pennsylvania German Broadside features more