Literacy and Orality in Eighteenth-century Irish Song

Informationen zum Autor Julie Henigan Klappentext Focusing on several distinct genres of eighteenth-century Irish song, Henigan demonstrates in each case that the interaction between the elite and vernacular, the written and oral, is pervasive and characteristic of the Irish song tradition to the present day. Zusammenfassung Focusing on several distinct genres of eighteenth-century Irish song! Henigan demonstrates in each case that the interaction between the elite and vernacular! the written and oral! is pervasive and characteristic of the Irish song tradition to the present day. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1 Th e Medieval Background 2 Songs of the Dispossessed: Eighteenth-Century Irish Song-Poetry 3 ‘Éirigh i do Sheasamh’: Oral and Literary Aspects of the Irish Lament Tradition 4 ‘For Want of Education’: Th e Songs of the Hedge Schoolmaster 5 The Eighteenth-Century Printed Ballad in Ireland 6 The Eighteenth-Century Irish Ballad and Modern Oral Tradition

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• Authors: Julie Henigan, Henigan Julie
• Publisher: ASHGATE PUB CO
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2012
• EAN: 9781848933422
• ISBN: 978-1-84893-342-2
• No. of pages: 288
• Series: Poetry and Song in the Age of; Poetry and Song in the Age of Revolution; Poetry and Song in the Age of Revolution
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry, LITERARY CRITICISM / General, HISTORY / Social History, HISTORY / Europe / Ireland, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Literature & literary studies, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Social and cultural history, Literary studies: general, Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800, Literary studies: poetry and poets, Biography, Literature and Literary studies