Project Gutenberg 2009-08-17 Public domain in the USA. 777 Geddie, John 1848 1937 The Balladists Famous Scots Series, 6 Produced by Susan Skinner and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Balladists" by John Geddie is a literary exploration focused on the Scottish ballad form, written in the late 19th century. This work serves as an informative study bridging the beauty and characteristics of Scottish ballads with their historical and cultural significance. Geddie emphasizes the collective voice of the nameless poets who contributed to this rich oral tradition. At the start of the book, the author introduces the essence of Scottish balladry, highlighting its characteristics, growth, and historical context. He notes the enigmatic nature of the balladists, primarily their anonymity, and discusses how the ballads capture the emotions and experiences of the people from whom they originated. Geddie further illustrates that these traditional songs reflect deep-rooted themes of love, tragedy, and the supernatural while emphasizing that the true strength of these ballads lies in their ability to connect generations through oral recitation and cultural memory. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 62.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Ballads, Scots -- History and criticism PR Text Famous Scots Series Category: Poetry Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches 290991 2025-08-12T08:55:53.294821 text/html 292820 2021-01-05T10:45:49 text/html 193634 2025-08-12T08:55:58.629787 application/epub+zip 198479 2025-08-12T08:55:54.394804 application/epub+zip 158682 2025-08-12T08:55:53.900765 application/epub+zip 290182 2025-08-12T08:56:01.530761 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 318418 2025-08-12T08:55:58.013770 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 278992 2022-09-13T16:46:20.737510 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 241874 2025-08-12T08:55:52.750788 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 241705 2021-01-05T10:45:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 241713 2021-01-05T10:45:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20110 2025-08-12T08:56:01.665725 application/rdf+xml 13121 2025-08-12T08:55:53.989803 image/jpeg 2107 2025-08-12T08:55:53.944762 image/jpeg 96972 2021-01-05T10:45:49 application/octet-stream application/zip 178099 2021-01-05T10:45:49 application/octet-stream application/zip 96892 2021-01-05T10:45:49 application/octet-stream application/zip 178251 2025-08-12T08:55:53.324766 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia