Songs of Irish rebellion
Subtitle: political street ballads and rebel songs, 1780-1900
By: Georges Denis Zimmermann.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Series: Four Courts history classics
Publisher: Four Court Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Dublin, Ireland; Portland, Or
Language: eng
Number of pages: 342
Subjects: Political ballads and songs -- Ireland.; Revolutionary ballads and songs -- Ireland -- History and criticism.; Political ballads and songs -- Ireland -- History and criticism.; Street literature -- Ireland -- History and criticism.; Ballads, English -- Ireland -- History and criticism.; Songs, English -- Ireland -- History and criticism.; Revolutionary ballads and songs -- Ireland.; Street literature -- Ireland.; Ballads, English -- Ireland.; Songs, English -- Ireland.; Street music -- Ireland.; Ireland -- Politics and government -- 19th century -- Songs and music.
Genres: Songs and music.
Description: "First published in the late 1960s, the book has been recognized as a standard work in the field. This edition includes a new preface that places the work into perspective, takes note of subsequent publications, and suggests further lines of research on an important historical and cultural phenomenon that affected many ordinary Irish people and influenced Irish writers in different ways."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 321-334) and indexes.
Originally published under title: Irish political street ballads and rebel songs, 1780-1900. Genève : Impr. La Sirène, 1966. With new pref.
Includes melodies with words.