A book of readings has long been needed to supplement the many collections of ballads on the market. The essays included in this volume have been carefully selected to make available in one volume many of the basic studies that previously lay widely scattered in the journal literature. They offer the reader a clear view into major areas of ballad scholarship, introduce him to the latest ideas in the field of folksong, and give him an insight into ballads that goes far beyond amateur enthusiasm and entertainment. All the essays are written by internationally recognized authorities, and in each case have become standard statements of the particular thesis they argue.
All the essays deal with theory?i.e., with ballad origins, variation, transmission, artistic atmosphere, and music and meter. Each essay is, in the opinion of the editors, important and at the same time difficult for students and seriously interested amateurs to locate. No effort has been made to include materials that are presently in wide distribution or deal with the more technical aspects of ballad scholarship.
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MacEdward Leach, Professor of English at the University of Pennsylvania, is an internationally known medievalist and folklorist. He has been Secretary-Treasurer of the American Folklore Society for twenty-five years.
Tristram P. Coffin is Associate Professor of English at the University of Pennsylvania and a specialist in the ballad. His published works include The British Traditional Ballad in North America and Ancient Ballads Traditionally Sung in New England (with Helen H. Flanders and Bruno Nettl).
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Descrizione libro Condizione: Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Codice articolo T14F-01297
Descrizione libro Paper Back. Condizione: Good. Codice articolo 91554
Descrizione libro Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. 284 pp. Tightly bound. Spine not compromised. Text is free of markings. No remainder mark. No ownership markings. There is a faint crease to the lower corner back cover. Codice articolo 027553
Descrizione libro Paperback. Condizione: Near Fine. Reprint. "All the essays deal with theory, that is, with ballad origins, variation, transmission, and artistic atmosphere, and for the most part concentrate on Anglo-American tradition. " 284 pages; 5 x 8 ". Codice articolo 2263
Descrizione libro Paperback. Condizione: Acceptable. Book edges have some water damage, doesn't affect text. Edited by MacEdward Leach and Tristram P. Coffin. Codice articolo mon0000029624
Descrizione libro Paperback. Condizione: Fine. clean, unmarked copy. Codice articolo 355145
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