The Ballad and the Folk (RLE Folklore) - 9781138845169

Name: The Ballad and the Folk (RLE Folklore) - 9781138845169
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

This book shows the social context of a ballad tradition and its effects on the literature, and the functions of the literature in the social context. It explores the basic questions about the ballad and the folk through an examination of the ballads and the folk of the regional tradition. > This book shows the social context of a ballad tradition and its effects on the literature, and the functions of the literature in the social context. It explores the basic questions about the ballad and the folk through an examination of the ballads and the folk of the regional tradition. > Introduction Part I: The Oral Tradition: The Folk 1. The Land and the People 2. The Agricultural Society 3. The Border Region 4. The Clannit Society Part II: The Oral Tradition: The Ballads 5. Balladry and Oral Poetry 6. The Oral Ballads of Mrs Brown 7. The Substance of the Ballads 8. The Structure of the Ballads I 9. The Structure of the Ballads II 10. The Structure of the Ballads III 11. The Sound of n