The broadside ballad : a study in origins and meaning
by Leslie Shepard
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Broadside ballads were the printed sheets of verse that were sold in the streets from the early 16th to the late 19th century. They were the documents of the folk ballad, the forerunner of the popular newspaper. Through four centuries such sheets have been eagerly bought and the songs sung by the common people. The whole field of street literature has begun to emerge as a subject in its own right, with great relevance to mass culture. For such study, this work is an original, and primary show more source. -- Provided by publisher. show lessTags
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- Original publication date
- 1962; 1978 (American edition with new introduction and additional bibliography) (American edition with new introduction and additional bibliography)
- People/Characters
- Sabine Baring-Gould; James Catnach; Francis James Child; Thomas D'Urfrey; Elizabeth I, Queen of England; Thomas Percy, ballad editor (show all 8); Hyder E. Rollins; Sir Walter Scott
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- INTRODUCTION TO THE AMERICAN EDITION
When this book was first published fifteen years ago, there was very little interest in broadside ballads and chapbooks.
FOREWORD
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A. L. LLOYD
We have grown used to thinking of folk-song as an essentially rural kind of song passed on by word of mouth.
PREFACE
by
KENNETH S. GOLDSTEIN
There have been numerous volumes of broadside ballads published; there are several broadside ballad indexes; and now, finally, there is a book about broadside ballads.
INTRODUCTION
This study is designed as an introduction to a fascinating field that links together a number of separate studies, ranging from English Literature to the Social Sciences.
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