The Oxford Book of English Traditional Verse (1983)

by Frederick Woods

Series: Oxford Books of Verse

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Gathers the lyrics to English folk songs and ballads about history, love, betrayal, soldiers, sailors, criminals, festivals, and country life.

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1983

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Robin Hood

Captain Ward

Young Beichan/Lord Bateman/Young Bondwell

Johnny Sands

Little Musgrave

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This is an anthology of English traditional verse -- in other words, the literary constituent of traditional or folk-song, a genre that ranges from the high drama of the classic ballads to the more unassuming but revealing minor songs.

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