William Motherwell's Cultural Politics: 1797-1835

by Mary Ellen Brown

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"""This is ballad scholarship at its best."-Wilhelm F. Nicolaisen William Motherwell (l797-l835), journalist, poet, man-of-letters, wit, civil servant, and outspoken conservative, published his anthology of ballads, Minstrelsy: Ancient and Modern, in l827. His views on authenticity, editorial practice, the nature of oral transmission, and the importance of sung performance--acquired through field collecting--anticipate much later scholarly discourse. Published after the death of Burns and the p

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0813121884

ISBN13:9780813121888

Release Date:May 2001

Publisher:University Press of Kentucky

Length:280 Pages

Weight:1.45 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

Related Subjects

History Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Social Science Social Sciences

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