DISCUSSION TOPIC: NATIONAL ANTHEMS
REQUIRED COMMON ARTICLE
Jonathan Glancey, "All Together Now," Guardian, February 10, 2000.
FRANCE
Marseillaise:
Information from the office of the French President.
La
Marseillaise -- Wikipedia:
The entry from the on-line encyclopedia.
Charles Bremner, "French Face Jail for Insulting The Flag," Times Of London, February 15, 2003.
"Chirac Furious As Fans Boo Anthem," BBC News, May 11, 2002.
Hugh Schofield, "Jazzing Up The Marseillaise," BBC News, February 8, 2002.
Roy Hattersley, "Blood, Song And Tears," Guardian Unlimited, February 15, 1999.
"Le Jour De Glorie Est Reparti," Economist (March 14, 1992).
Drixkel, Michael Paul. "Singing 'The Marseillaise' In 1840: The Case Of Charlet's Censored Prints," Art Bulletin, 69 (December 1987).
GERMANY
Deutschlandlied: An introduction from Wikipedia.
"Germans Stop Humming, Start Singing National Anthem,"
Deutsche Welle, June 24, 2006.
Caroline Wyatt, "Germany: Old Verses Start Fresh Row," BBC News, June 26, 2000.
Feinstein, Margaret Myers. "Deutschland Uber Alles?: The National Anthem Debate In The Federal Republic Of Germany," Central European History, 33 (2000): 505-31.
CANADA
National Anthem -- O Canada: A web-page from Canadian Heritage.
O Canada: The Wikipedia entry about the song.
Canadian National Anthem:
Information from Ontarian Neil Simpson.
Jack Aubry, "Keep Words To 'O Canada' As They Are, Senators Say," National Post, March 21, 2003.
Arthur Kaptainas, "From Far And wide, O Canada: Anthem Has A History," Montreal Gazette, August 12, 2001.
UNITED STATES
Star-Spangled Banner:
A web-site from the Smithsonian's Museum of American History.
Star-Spangled Banner:
A virtual exhibit from the U.S. Library of Congress.
Star-Spangled Banner -- Wikipedia: An entry from the on-line encyclopedia.
Norman Gelb, "Reluctant Patriot," Smithsonian, 35 (September 2004): 66-73.
Jack McCallum, "Oh, Say Should We Sing?," Sports Illustrated (March 25, 1996).