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A Scottish Ballad Book
Title
A Scottish Ballad Book / edited by David Buchan.
ISBN
1138843830
1138845590
1315728311
1315730839
1317550153
1317550161
131755017X
9781138843837
9781138845596
9781315728315
9781315730837
9781317550150
9781317550167
9781317550174
9781138842175
9781138843837
Publication
Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2015.
Copyright Notice Date
©1973
Physical Description
1 online resource
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Includes index.
Originally published: London : Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1973.
Text in English and Scots.
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Access restricted by licensing agreement.
Summary
The popular appeal of the ballad is perennial, and few literary genres give so much pleasure to so many kinds of people. This anthology, first published in 1973, is drawn from the richest ballad tradition in Britain, that of the Northeast of Scotland. It provides a fresh and original choice of songs that ranges from the old ballads like 'Gil Brenton' and 'Willie's Lady' to the bothy ballads like 'The Tarves Rant'. The collection illustrates the development of a tradition over the centuries from the oral stage down to the modern, and exemplifies the methods of composition and transmission, the.
Variant and related titles
Taylor & Francis. EBA 2024-2025.
Format
Books / Online
Language
English; Scots
Added to Catalog
October 04, 2024
Series
Routledge library editions: Folklore ; volume 12
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
The oral tradition
The tradition in transition
The modern tradition (i)
The modern tradition (ii).
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