| A Book of Scattered Leaves: Poetry of Poverty in Broadside Ballads of Nineteenth-Century England Contributor(s): Hepburn, James (Author) |
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ISBN: 1611481341 ISBN-13: 9781611481341 Publisher: Bucknell University Press OUR PRICE: $99.75 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2002 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Literary Criticism | Reference |
| Dewey: 821 |
| Physical Information: 293 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The eight sections of this volume, comprising 66 ballads, focus individually on beggars and paupers; street children; the criminal poor; poor people in and out of work; poor young men and women finding betrayal, corruption, or casual or true love; poor husbands and wives making the best or worst of their situations; poor broadside poets describing their lives; and miscellaneous poor people enjoying themselves. Among the most substanital commentaires are a literary history showing the paring down and improving of 'The Virtuous Milk-Maid, c1760, ' to make a broadside printing of 'Squire and Milkmaid, c1860, ' and a comparison of 'The Dreadful Murder of a Wife and Six Children' with inquest documents and several broadsheet reports. Only the broadside ballad spoke significantly of social blame in the tragedy. Father and mother saw themselves facing starvation on the street or enforced separation from their children in the workhous |
