Emma Lazarus
Emma Lazarus (July 22, 1849 – November 19, 1887) was an American author of poetry, prose, and translations, as well as an activist for Jewish and Georgist causes. She is remembered for writing the sonnet "The New Colossus", which was inspired by the Statue of Liberty, in 1883. Its lines appear inscribed on a bronze plaque, installed in 1903, on the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty. Lazarus was involved in aiding refugees to New York who had fled antisemitic pogroms in eastern Europe, and she saw a way to express her empathy for these refugees in terms of the statue. The last lines of the sonnet were set to music by Irving Berlin as the song "Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor" for the 1949 musical Miss Liberty, which was based on the sculpting of the Statue of Liberty (Liberty Enlightening the World). The latter part of the sonnet was also set by Lee Hoiby in his song "The Lady of the Harbor" written in 1985 as part of his song cycle "Three Women". Lazarus was also the author of Poems and Translations (New York, 1867); Admetus, and other Poems (1871); Alide: An Episode of Goethe's Life (Philadelphia, 1874); Poems and Ballads of Heine (New York, 1881); Poems, 2 Vols.; Narrative, Lyric and Dramatic; as well as Jewish Poems and Translations. |
Birth and Death Data: Born 1849 (New York City), Died November 19, 1887 (New York City)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1949
Roles Represented in DAHR: author
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | D9VB-1695 | 10-in. | 6/21/1949 | Give me your tired, your poor | Al Goodman Orchestra ; Guild Choristers ; Martha Wright | Female vocal solo, with vocal ensemble and jazz/dance band | author |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Lazarus, Emma," accessed October 13, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/358434.
Lazarus, Emma. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 13, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/358434.
"Lazarus, Emma." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 13 October 2024.
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LCNAR: Lazarus, Emma, 1849-1887 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79086283
Wikidata: Emma Lazarus - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q240959
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/51916813
MusicBrainz: Emma Lazarus - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/ad2e10e9-3a44-4218-a0a3-758dc385ec75
ISNI: 0000 0000 8130 8074 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000081308074
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