The common muse : an anthology of popular British ballad poetry from the 15th to the 20th century
by Vivian de Sola Pinto (Editor), Allan E. Rodway (Editor)
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- The common muse : an anthology of popular British ballad poetry from the 15th to the 20th century
- Original publication date
- 1957
- Epigraph
- "I'm not particular; a brave story, or a quaint story, or a funny story, in good rough verse, that's all I ask for. But where to find one? Here's the doctor for umpire. I say, Doctor, don't you agree with me, now?"
"Not... (show all) quite," said the Doctor, looking up from his cold beef. "I dare say you wouldn't think them worth much; but there are plenty of ballads sung about which you never hear."
"What! real modern ballads, written by some of the masses, in this century, for instance? Where did you ever hear one, Doctor? What are they like, now?"
THOMAS HUGHES,
The Scouring of the White Horse,
Cambridge, 1859, p. 168 - First words
- PREFACE
The object of this book is to make available to the general public a selection from a vast range of British popular poetry which has hitherto been inaccessible to the "common reader" and has been known on... (show all)ly to a limited number of specialists. - Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)And now deprived of all desire
And now &c
And now &c
He sings soprano in the choir
The old &c
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- Poetry, Fiction and Literature, Literature Studies and Criticism
- DDC/MDS
- 821.04 — Literature & rhetoric English & Old English literatures British Poetry English poetry {by more than one author} Lyric and balladic poetry
- LCC
- PR1181 .P67 — Language and Literature English English Literature Collections of English literature
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