| Description |
xi, 283 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-274) and index. |
| Contents |
Prelude : the project -- The man : Francis James Child -- -- The English and Scottish popular ballads -- The description -- The history of the book : Child's great temptation -- -- Child's gallant army of auxiliaries -- The transatlantic collaborators -- William Macmath : partner in the ballad cause -- George Lyman Kittredge : literary executor extraordinaire -- Postlude : Child's ballad concept redux -- Appendix A. Wanted, old ballads -- Appendix B. Invitation -- Appendix C. Prospectus -- Appendix D. Rejected pieces. |
| Subject |
Ballads, English -- England -- History and criticism.
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Ballads, English. |
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England. |
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Ballads, Scots -- Scotland -- History and criticism.
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Ballads, Scots. |
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Scotland. |
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Child, Francis James, 1825-1896.
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Child, Francis James, 1825-1896. |
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English language -- Great Britain -- Style.
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English language. |
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Great Britain. |
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English language -- Great Britain -- Versification.
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Versification. |
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Oral tradition -- Great Britain.
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Oral tradition. |
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Scots language -- Style.
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Scots language -- Style. |
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Scots language. |
| ISBN |
9780252035944 cloth alkaline paper |
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0252035941 cloth alkaline paper |
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