Songs of Protest, Songs of Love - Popular Ballads in Eighteenth-Century Britain

Informationen zum Autor Dr Robin Ganev is Assistant Professor in British History at the University of Regina. Klappentext The book explores the identity of British agricultural labourers during a time of crisis for the British countryside. It looks at how they expressed grievances and celebrated their sexuality and way of life through songs Zusammenfassung The book explores the identity of British agricultural labourers during a time of crisis for the British countryside. It looks at how they expressed grievances and celebrated their sexuality and way of life through songs -- . Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction1 What are popular ballads and what can they tell historians2 The language of complaint: Ballads as social criticism3 Ballads and poems' condemnation of enclosure4 "Though My Labour's Hard Stil 'Tis Sweet:" the celebration of the life of work5 Milkmaids and Ploughmen: the celebration of rural labourers' sexuality6 Hannah More takes on popular ballads: the effort to reform the morals of the poorConclusionBibliography Index

Product details

• Authors: Robin Ganev, GANEV ROBIN
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 10.12.2009
• EAN: 9780719078903
• ISBN: 978-0-7190-7890-3
• No. of pages: 256
• Series: Studies in Popular Culture; Studies in Popular Culture (Ha; Studies in Popular Culture; Studies in Popular Culture (Ha
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories