Conclusion

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
James M. Doering
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
American History ◽  
Classical Music ◽  
Music Industry ◽  
Management Company ◽  
Concert Music ◽  
Early Twentieth Century ◽  
Twentieth Century America

This concluding chapter explains how Arthur Judson was a towering figure in American concert music in the twentieth century. He managed the leading orchestras and artists of his time, built the most successful music management company in American history, and pioneered ideas that still inform the music industry today. James Buswell characterized it best, calling Judson “an elephant.” No manager before or since acquired the portfolio or the power that Judson amassed during his sixty-year career. Judson's successes were intertwined with, and fed by, an expanding audience for classical concert music in early-twentieth-century America. Although that audience would eventually shrink, Judson's development as a manager was fueled by the sense that America was brimming with classical music listeners.

scholarly journals Babe Ruth: Religious Icon

Religions ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 337
Author(s):  
Rebecca Alpert
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
American History ◽  
Civil Religion ◽  
American Civil Religion ◽  
Early Twentieth Century ◽  
Christian Myth ◽  
Twentieth Century America

Babe Ruth is a mythic figure in American baseball history. His extraordinary skills and legendary exploits are central to the idea of baseball as America’s national pastime and are woven into the fabric of American history and iconography. Much has been written about Ruth’s life, his extraordinary physical powers, and the legends that grew up around him that made him a mythic figure. The story of Babe Ruth as it has been told, however, has not included its meaning from the perspective of the study of religion and sport. This paper explores the life and legends of Babe Ruth to illustrate the significance of Ruth’s identity as a Catholic in early twentieth-century America and the fundamental connections between Ruth’s story and the Christian myth and ritual that is foundational to American civil religion.

Introduction

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melinda Powers
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Greek Drama ◽  
Early Twentieth Century ◽  
Historical Moment ◽  
Twentieth Century America

The Introduction begins by providing a brief overview of the reception of Greek drama by under-represented communities in nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century America. After situating the book’s topic within this historical timeline, it proceeds to explain the development of the project, the focus on live theatre, the choice of productions, and the reasons for them. It defines terms, provides disclaimers, explains the methodology used, clarifies the topic, situates it within its historical moment, summarizes each of the chapters, describes the development of the ‘democratic turn’ in Greek drama, and finally speculates on the reasons for the appeal of Greek drama to artists working with under-represented communities.

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