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The Ballad in Scottish History

The Ballad in Scottish History

Paperback (19 Sep 2000)

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Publisher's Synopsis

This collection aims to investigate the value of the Scottish ballads for historians of the period from the middle ages to the early 20th century. The role played by collectors such as Ramsay, Burns, Scott and Hogg is surveyed as are such themes as contemporaneity, fairy belief, the Border Ballads, 19th-century protest ballads and the songs of the 20th-century travelling fraternity.

Book information

ISBN: 9781862320086
Publisher: Birlinn Ltd
Imprint: Tuckwell Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 782.43
DEWEY edition: 21
Language: English
Number of pages: 196
Weight: 299g
Height: 234mm
Width: 153mm
Spine width: 6mm