| Description |
viii, 447 pages : music ; 29 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 413-426) and index. |
| Contents |
Legacies from the past. Introduction : awkward but indispensable words ; The early collectors ; Romantics and their critics -- The vernacular song revival, 1820-1859. National and regional song : Kitchiner to Chappell ; The Percy Society I : the antiquarians ; The Percy Society II : other song catchers ; William Chappell and the history of English vernacular song ; Other early Victorians : Broadwood to Child -- The mid-Victorian era, 1860-1883. The mid-Victorians : around the regions ; Old songs repackaged : broadsides, drolleries, and ditties ; Ballad editing : perspectives and practice ; The Ballad Society ; The birth of a folksong revival. |
| Subject |
Folk songs, English -- England -- History and criticism.
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Folk songs, English. |
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England. |
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Ballads, English -- England -- History and criticism.
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Ballads, English. |
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English poetry -- 19th century -- History and criticism.
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English poetry. |
| Chronological Term |
19th century |
| ISBN |
0810857030 paperback alkaline paper |
| Standard No. |
9780810857032 |
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