The Idiom of the People - English Traditional Verse from the Manuscripts of Cecil Sharp

The cusp of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries saw a revived fascination with the native song of England, perhaps best known through the work of that crusading folklorist Cecil Sharp. This book presents a selection of 115 folk lyrics of Cecil Sharp.

About the author

James Reeves (1909-78) was a poet, educationalist and folklorist. He read English at Cambridge University, where he co-founded the influential literary magazine Experiment with Jacob Bronowski. After university, he forged a successful career in teaching, but failing eyesight forced him to retire in 1952, whereupon he became a full-time writer and editor. His other publications include Collected Poems, 1929-1974, Complete Poems for Children (1973), and, with Martin Seymour-Smith, Inside Poetry (1970).

Summary

The cusp of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries saw a revived fascination with the native song of England, perhaps best known through the work of that crusading folklorist Cecil Sharp. This book presents a selection of 115 folk lyrics of Cecil Sharp.

Product details

• Authors: James Reeves, Reeves James
• Assisted by: Jame Reeves (Editor), James Reeves (Editor)
• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.09.2008
• EAN: 9780571245703
• ISBN: 978-0-571-24570-3
• No. of pages: 260
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 216 mm x 18 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Humanities, art, music > Music; England, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Folk & Traditional, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, Folk, Folkloric styles, Traditional and folk music, Faber Finds; Folk; Heritage; Lyrics; Songs