Author: | Andrew Lang | ISBN: | 9783849607395 |
Publisher: | Jazzybee Verlag | Publication: | December 13, 2012 |
Imprint: | Language: | English |
Author: | Andrew Lang |
ISBN: | 9783849607395 |
Publisher: | Jazzybee Verlag |
Publication: | December 13, 2012 |
Imprint: | |
Language: | English |
Written to disprove the accusation against Sir Walter Scott-that he helped to compose, and issued as a genuine antique, a ballad, "Auld Maitland." The facts in the case exist in published works and certain manuscript letters, which are here studied. Contents: Preface Scott And The Ballads Auld Maitland The Ballad Of Otterburne Scott's Traditional Copy And How He Edited It The Mystery Of The Ballad Of Jamie Telfer Kinmont Willie Conclusions This book is annotated with a rare extensive biographical sketch of the author, Andrew Lang, written by Sir Edmund Gosse, CB, a contemporary poet and writer.
Written to disprove the accusation against Sir Walter Scott-that he helped to compose, and issued as a genuine antique, a ballad, "Auld Maitland." The facts in the case exist in published works and certain manuscript letters, which are here studied. Contents: Preface Scott And The Ballads Auld Maitland The Ballad Of Otterburne Scott's Traditional Copy And How He Edited It The Mystery Of The Ballad Of Jamie Telfer Kinmont Willie Conclusions This book is annotated with a rare extensive biographical sketch of the author, Andrew Lang, written by Sir Edmund Gosse, CB, a contemporary poet and writer.