A Book of British Ballads

A Book of British Ballads PDF Author: Roy Palmer
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Category : Ballads, English
Languages : en
Pages : 264

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A Book of British Ballads

A Book of British Ballads PDF Author: Roy Palmer
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Category : Ballads, English
Languages : en
Pages : 264

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A Book of Old English Ballads

A Book of Old English Ballads PDF Author: George Wharton Edwards
Publisher: IndyPublish.com
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Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 252

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The New Penguin Book of English Folk Songs

The New Penguin Book of English Folk Songs PDF Author: Julia Bishop
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141964324
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 608

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One of the Spectator's Books of the Year 2012 'Farewell and adieu to you fair Spanish ladies Farewell and adieu to you ladies of Spain For we've received orders for to sail for old England But we hope in a short while to see you again' One of the great English popular art forms, the folk song can be painful, satirical, erotic, dramatic, rueful or funny. They have thrived when sung on a whim to a handful of friends in a pub; they have bewitched generations of English composers who have set them for everything from solo violin to full orchestra; they are sung in concerts, festivals, weddings, funerals and with nobody to hear but the singer. This magical new collection brings together all the classic folk songs as well as many lesser-known discoveries, complete with music and annotations on their original sources and meaning. Published in cooperation with the English Folk Dance and Song Society, it is a worthy successor to Ralph Vaughan Williams and A.L.Lloyd's original Penguin Book of English Folk Songs. 'Her keen eye did glitter like the bright stars by night The robe she was wearing was costly and white Her bare neck was shaded with her long raven hair And they called her pretty Susan, the pride of Kildare' In association with EFDSS, the English Folk Dance and Song Society

The Oxford Book of Ballads

The Oxford Book of Ballads PDF Author: Arthur Quiller-Couch
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Category : Ballads, English
Languages : en
Pages : 916

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A Book of British Ballads

A Book of British Ballads PDF Author: Reginald Brimley Johnson
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Category : Ballads, English
Languages : en
Pages : 378

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Ballads and Broadsides in Britain, 1500-1800

Ballads and Broadsides in Britain, 1500-1800 PDF Author: Patricia Fumerton
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317176375
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 332

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Bringing together diverse scholars to represent the full historical breadth of the early modern period, and a wide range of disciplines (literature, women's studies, folklore, ethnomusicology, art history, media studies, the history of science, and history), Ballads and Broadsides in Britain, 1500-1800 offers an unprecedented perspective on the development and cultural practice of popular print in early modern Britain. Fifteen essays explore major issues raised by the broadside genre in the early modern period: the different methods by which contemporaries of the sixteenth through nineteenth centuries collected and "appreciated" such early modern popular forms; the preoccupation in the early modern period with news and especially monsters; the concomitant fascination with and representation of crime and the criminal subject; the technology and formal features of early modern broadside print together with its bearing on gender, class, and authority/authorship; and, finally, the nationalizing and internationalizing of popular culture through crossings against (and sometimes with) cultural Others in ballads and broadsides of the time.

The English Traditional Ballad

The English Traditional Ballad PDF Author: David Atkinson
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351544802
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 398

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Ballads are a fascinating subject of study not least because of their endless variety. It is quite remarkable that ballads taken down or recorded from singers separated by centuries in time and by hundreds of kilometres in distance, should be both different and yet recognizably the same. In The English Traditional Ballad, David Atkinson examines the ways in which the body of ballads known in England make reference both to ballads from elsewhere and to other English folk songs. The book outlines current theoretical directions in ballad scholarship: structuralism, traditional referentiality, genre and context, print and oral transmission, and the theory of tradition and revival. These are combined to offer readers a method of approaching the central issue in ballad studies - the creation of meaning(s) out of ballad texts. Atkinson focuses on some of the most interesting problems in ballad studies: the 'wit-combat' in versions of The Unquiet Grave; variable perspectives in comic ballads about marriage; incest as a ballad theme; problems of feminine motivation in ballads like The Outlandish Knight and The Broomfield Hill; murder ballads and murder in other instances of early popular literature. Through discussion of these issues and themes in ballad texts, the book outlines a way of tracing tradition(s) in English balladry, while recognizing that ballad tradition is far from being simply chronological and linear.

The English and Scottish Popular Ballads

The English and Scottish Popular Ballads PDF Author: Francis James Child
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Category : Ballads, English
Languages : en
Pages : 564

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Some British Ballads

Some British Ballads PDF Author: Arthur Rackham
Publisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781021412331
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Languages : en
Pages : 0

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A beautifully illustrated book featuring a selection of traditional British ballads, including 'Tam Lin' and 'The Three Ravens', accompanied by Arthur Rackham's stunning illustrations. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

A Book of Ballads

A Book of Ballads PDF Author: Alice Sargant
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Category : Ballads, English
Languages : en
Pages : 56

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