Scottish Ballads
Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, Poetry History & Criticism, Poetry
| Author: | ISBN: | 9781847675934 | |
| Publisher: | Canongate Books | Publication: | July 1, 2010 |
| Imprint: | Canongate Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | |
| ISBN: | 9781847675934 |
| Publisher: | Canongate Books |
| Publication: | July 1, 2010 |
| Imprint: | Canongate Books |
| Language: | English |
This selection includes more than eighty of the finest ballads, together with an introduction, notes and glosses. The versions come from the last three centuries-from the time of Burns and Scott, who were among the earliest collectors, up to the present day. Although the ballads are anonymous in a way, the singers themselves determine the versions we have, by a process of selection, interpretation and refashioning. Wherever possible, this edition includes the names of the singers, many of whom were women. An internationally recognised ballad scholar, Emily Lyle is a research fellow at the School of Scottish Studies in the University of Edinburgh, and is general editor of The Grieg-Duncan Folk song Collection.
This selection includes more than eighty of the finest ballads, together with an introduction, notes and glosses. The versions come from the last three centuries-from the time of Burns and Scott, who were among the earliest collectors, up to the present day. Although the ballads are anonymous in a way, the singers themselves determine the versions we have, by a process of selection, interpretation and refashioning. Wherever possible, this edition includes the names of the singers, many of whom were women. An internationally recognised ballad scholar, Emily Lyle is a research fellow at the School of Scottish Studies in the University of Edinburgh, and is general editor of The Grieg-Duncan Folk song Collection.
