Folk Song in England

Name: Folk Song in England
Brand: International Publishers
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By A. L. Lloyd

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A seminal work by one of the most influential figures of the English folk revival of the 1950s, Folk Song in England (1967) is an expansive account of the development of English traditional song, from the very oldest, ritual verse, through epic balladry, to the development of lyrical song in the industrial era.

In a unique and ambitious approach, Lloyd marries the tradition of folk-song scholarship, largely derived from Cecil Sharp, with the radical historiography of E. P. Thompson, and in so doing produces a work of exceptional insight. In particular, his defining of 'industrial folk song' reveals traditional verse as an ebullient, living expression of the working people, perfectly adaptable to reflect their ways and conditions of life.

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Binding:

Paperback

Publication Date:

1970

Publisher:

International Publishers

Languages:

Published: English

ISBN10:

07178027870717800679

Weight:

358 g

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