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Lonesome words the vocal poetics of the Old English lament and the African-American blues song
Title
Lonesome words [electronic resource] : the vocal poetics of the Old English lament and the African-American blues song / M.G. McGeachy.
ISBN
9781137117656 (electronic bk.)
1137117656 (electronic bk.)
140396291X
9781403962911
Edition
1st ed.
Published
New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2006.
Physical Description
1 online resource (182 pages).
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Notes
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
Description based on print version record.
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Original
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
June 03, 2019
Series
The new Middle Ages
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-177) and index.
Contents
Introduction: Don't the world seem lonely ...
Captivated performance
Recording the formula
Blues and trouble ... sorg ond slæp [sorrow and sleep]
Anthologizing sorrow
Conclusion : strange yet familiar
Apendix: A cormulaic analysis of Robert Johnson's recorded blues.
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