Ballads into books
Subtitle: the legacies of Francis James Child
By: Tom Cheesman, Sigrid Rieuwerts (eds.).
Contributors: Cheesman, Tom.; Rieuwerts, Sigrid, 1961-; International Ballad Conference (26th : 1996 : Swansea, Wales)
Publisher: Peter Lang; Lang Publishing, Incorporated, Peter; Lang AG International Academic Publishers, Peter
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Bern
Language: eng
Number of pages: 283
Subjects: Child, Francis James, 1825-1896 -- Influence -- Congresses.; Ballads, English -- Great Britain -- History and criticism -- Congresses.; Literature and folklore -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century -- Congresses.; Popular literature -- Great Britain -- History and criticism -- Congresses.; Literature and folklore -- History -- 20th century -- Congresses.; Ballads, Scots -- Scotland -- History and criticism -- Congresses.; Oral tradition -- Great Britain -- Congresses.
Description: Francis James Child (1825-1896) was to the traditional balladry of the English-speaking world what the Brothers Grimm were to fairytales. His edition of The English and Scottish Popular Ballads (1882-1898) has never been superseded: it is an invaluable resource for scholars in many disciplines, as well as for singers, poets and other writers. Marking the centenary of both the scholar and his work, this volume presents authoritative new research on his editorial practice, his correspondence with key contributors in the British Isles, and the heirs to the ballad research tradition which he established. Other groups of essays debate the aesthetic distinctiveness of the 'Child ballads' and interpret them in relation to wide-ranging historical and contemporary cultural contexts. Up-to-date guides to bibliographic, archival and on-line research resources, and a select discography, are provided for the benefit of students and others approaching traditional narrative song for the first time.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
"Selected papers from the 26th International Ballad Conference (SIEF Ballad Commission), Swansea, Wales, 19-24 July 1996."