Liliana Porter

This chapter explores Porter's writing style. It shows that what makes Porter's lyrics unforgettable is the way they combine with the music. There is no more perfect example of thi...

This chapter considers how the lyrics and music of Cole Porter songs might be thought of in relation to one another in essentially musical and poetic structural terms. The goal is ...

No one would mistake Cole Porter's “Love for Sale” for a love song. Yet this less-than-subtle song about the world's oldest profession, from the 1930 musical The New Yorkers, confr...