ISBN: 9781331462859

[ED: Taschenbuch], [PU: Forgotten Books], Excerpt from On the History of the Ballads, 1100-1500, Vol. 4 At the beginning one is met by the trouble of definition. 'Ballad' is here taken as… More...

[ED: Taschenbuch], [PU: Forgotten Books], Excerpt from On the History of the Ballads, 1100-1500, Vol. 4 At the beginning one is met by the trouble of definition. 'Ballad' is here taken as meaning a lyrical narrative poem (all ballads are lyrical ballads) either popular in its origin, or using the common forms of popular poetry, and fitted for oral circulation through the whole of a community. But no definition, even if it were perfect, would tell as much as a reference to the great collections of ballads made in the last century. When we speak of ballads, we mean such poems as are found in the volumes of Child and Grundtvig in Nigra's songs of Piedmont, and Arbaud's of Provence. In spite of Socrates and his logic we may venture to say, in answer to the question 'What is a ballad?' - 'A ballad is The Milldams of Binnorie and Sir Patrick Spens and The Douglas Tragedy and Lord Randal and Child Maurice, and things of that sort.' It is not a narrative poem only it is a narrative poem lyrical in form, or a lyrical poem with a narrative body in it. And it is a lyrical narrative, not of the ambitious kind, like Pindar, but simple, and adapted for simple audiences and for oral tradition, from one generation to another. The ballads in the great collections, many and various though they be, are obviously not complete representatives of popular poetry or of popular narrative. There are many other ways of telling a story and so the ballads may be contrasted with the folk tales in prose. There are many other kinds of song and the ballads may be contrasted with the pure lyric, such as 'Blow, northern wind!' or 'Lenten is come with love to town'. It is possible now, thanks to Child and Grundtvig and their successors and compeers in their own and other lands, to survey most of the ground at leisure. Some results, some general facts, appear to be ascertained by such a survey. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.Versandfertig in 3-5 Tagen, [SC: 0.00]<

ISBN: 9781331462859

in stock 1331462851 Lieferung innerhalb 1-4 Werktagen. Versandkostenfrei, wenn Buch oder Hörbuch enthalten ist, sonst 2,95 EUR. Ab 19,90 EUR versandkostenfrei. (Deutschland) Bücher > Bell… More...

in stock 1331462851 Lieferung innerhalb 1-4 Werktagen. Versandkostenfrei, wenn Buch oder Hörbuch enthalten ist, sonst 2,95 EUR. Ab 19,90 EUR versandkostenfrei. (Deutschland) Bücher > Belletristik > Lyrik, Drama & Essays<

2015, ISBN: 1331462851

[EAN: 9781331462859], Neubuch, [PU: Forgotten Books], This item is printed on demand for shipment within 3 working days.

2015, ISBN: 1331462851

Kartoniert / Broschiert LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Essays, mit Schutzumschlag neu, [PU:Forgotten Books]