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Title: The English and Scottish popular ballads, volume 1 (of 5)

Note: Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_Ballads

Credits: Produced by Simon Gardner, Katherine Ward, Alicia Williams,
David T. Jones and the Online Distributed Proofreading
Team at http://www.pgdp.net

Summary: "The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, Volume 1" by Francis James Child is a comprehensive collection of traditional folk ballads compiled in the late 19th century. This collection encompasses the rich oral traditions of song and story from England and Scotland, highlighting a variety of themes and cultural narratives that reflect the historical and social contexts of the regions. The opening of the work sets the stage for its scholarly nature, explaining that Child's aim was to gather and analyze every known ballad, with acknowledgments to numerous contributors and sources that aided in this extensive compilation. It emphasizes the importance of ballads in popular culture, referencing their historical prevalence and significance in storytelling, and introduces the first ballad, "Riddles Wisely Expounded," which highlights a tradition of riddle competitions within folk lore. Overall, the beginning conveys Child's methodological approach to collecting these ballads, showcasing his dedication to preserving and understanding this piece of literary heritage. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Reading Level: Reading ease score: 86.9 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Editor: Child, Francis James, 1825-1896

EBook No.: 44969

Published: Feb 20, 2014

Downloads: 753

Language: English

Subject: Ballads, English -- England -- Texts

Subject: Ballads, Scots -- Scotland -- Texts

LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

This edition has images.

Title: The English and Scottish popular ballads, volume 1 (of 5)

Note: Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_Ballads

Credits: Produced by Simon Gardner, Katherine Ward, Alicia Williams,
David T. Jones and the Online Distributed Proofreading
Team at http://www.pgdp.net

Summary: "The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, Volume 1" by Francis James Child is a comprehensive collection of traditional folk ballads compiled in the late 19th century. This collection encompasses the rich oral traditions of song and story from England and Scotland, highlighting a variety of themes and cultural narratives that reflect the historical and social contexts of the regions. The opening of the work sets the stage for its scholarly nature, explaining that Child's aim was to gather and analyze every known ballad, with acknowledgments to numerous contributors and sources that aided in this extensive compilation. It emphasizes the importance of ballads in popular culture, referencing their historical prevalence and significance in storytelling, and introduces the first ballad, "Riddles Wisely Expounded," which highlights a tradition of riddle competitions within folk lore. Overall, the beginning conveys Child's methodological approach to collecting these ballads, showcasing his dedication to preserving and understanding this piece of literary heritage. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Reading Level: Reading ease score: 86.9 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Editor: Child, Francis James, 1825-1896

EBook No.: 44969

Published: Feb 20, 2014

Downloads: 753

Language: English

Subject: Ballads, English -- England -- Texts

Subject: Ballads, Scots -- Scotland -- Texts

LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.