Historians use a wide variety of sources to make arguments about the past, including music, poetry, and art. In this activity, you will choose between several historical songs, poems, and paintings. Using the material from class and the readings, you will then situate this source within its historical context.
Choose one of the songs, poems, or paintings linked here:
La Marseillaise (1792) by Rouget de Lisle (Uploaded in Files)
Write 500-600 words (between 1 and 2 pages in Times New Roman 12-point font, double-spaced, with 1 margins) situating the source in its historical context. I will check the word count. Here are the questions that should guide your contextualization.
What is the core idea the author is trying to express or the core argument the author is making?
What can this source tell us about the time period in which it was created?
If relevant, you may (or may not) also want to address the following questions as well.
How does the type of source affect the way the argument is presented?
Does the source have a particular political perspective, or bias?
How might European audiences have responded to this source at the time it was created?
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