Nostalgia for Childhood: Reflections in Song, Verse, and Culture (Examining Eugene Field) by Hugh Taft-Morales
- Angela Coppola
- May 4, 2025
- 1 min read
Speaker: Hugh Taft-Morales
Philadelphia Ethical Society Leader Hugh Taft-Morales examines the work of Eugene Field, a 19th century writer who composed sentimental poems for children. But while young people delighted in Field’s verse, adults were moved by his evocation of an innocent, magical time. More broadly, Hugh considers nostalgia for childhood, both in late 19th century culture and today. Ethical Society pianist Rollin Wilber has composed music to accompany some of Field’s verses. He and Robert Edwin bring those songs to life.
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