| Ballads Into Books: The Legacies of Francis James Child Selected Papers from the 26th International Ballad Conference (Sief Ballad Commiss Rev Edition Contributor(s): Cheesman, Tom (Editor), Rieuwerts, Sigrid (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3906761673 ISBN-13: 9783906761671 Publisher: Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publis OUR PRICE: $83.55 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 1998 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Music | Reference - Music | History & Criticism - General - Poetry | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 821.044 |
| LCCN: 99171073 |
| Physical Information: 284 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Francis James Child (1825-1896) was to the traditional balladry of the English-speaking world what the Brothers Grimm were to fairytales. His edition of "The English and Scottish Popular Ballads" (1882-1898) has never been superseded: it is an invaluable resource for scholars in many disciplines, as well as for singers, poets and other writers. Marking the centenary of both the scholar and his work, this volume presents authoritative new research on his editorial practice, his correspondence with key contributors in the British Isles, and the heirs to the ballad research tradition which he established. Other groups of essays debate the aesthetic distinctiveness of the -Child ballads- and interpret them in relation to wide-ranging historical and contemporary cultural contexts. Up-to-date guides to bibliographic, archival and online research resources, and a select discography, are provided for the benefit of students and others approaching traditional narrative song for the first time." |