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Francis James Child

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Description:Harvard's first professor of English, the American scholar Francis James Child (1825 96) had previously prepared a collection of English and Scottish ballads, published in 1857 9, before he embarked on producing this definitive critical edition. Organised into five volumes and published in ten parts between 1882 and 1898, the work includes the text and variants of 305 ballads, with Child's detailed commentary and comparison with ballads and stories from other languages. Although he did not live to fully clarify his methods of selection and classification, modern scholars still refer to the 'Child Ballads' as an essential resource in the study of folk songs and stories in the English language. Volume 5, Part 2 (1898) contains additions and corrections, a helpful glossary of archaic terms, a long list of sources, musical scores for 46 of the ballads, indexes, and a bibliography."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The English and Scottish Popular Ballads Volume 5 Part 2 (Cambridge Library Collection - Literary Studies) (Part 2). To get started finding The English and Scottish Popular Ballads Volume 5 Part 2 (Cambridge Library Collection - Literary Studies) (Part 2), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Harvard's first professor of English, the American scholar Francis James Child (1825 96) had previously prepared a collection of English and Scottish ballads, published in 1857 9, before he embarked on producing this definitive critical edition. Organised into five volumes and published in ten parts between 1882 and 1898, the work includes the text and variants of 305 ballads, with Child's detailed commentary and comparison with ballads and stories from other languages. Although he did not live to fully clarify his methods of selection and classification, modern scholars still refer to the 'Child Ballads' as an essential resource in the study of folk songs and stories in the English language. Volume 5, Part 2 (1898) contains additions and corrections, a helpful glossary of archaic terms, a long list of sources, musical scores for 46 of the ballads, indexes, and a bibliography."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The English and Scottish Popular Ballads Volume 5 Part 2 (Cambridge Library Collection - Literary Studies) (Part 2). To get started finding The English and Scottish Popular Ballads Volume 5 Part 2 (Cambridge Library Collection - Literary Studies) (Part 2), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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