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Author:   David Buchan
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9781138845169

ISBN 10:   1138845167
Pages:   342
Publication Date:   26 September 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction Part I: The Oral Tradition: The Folk 1. The Land and the People 2. The Agricultural Society 3. The Border Region 4. The Clannit Society Part II: The Oral Tradition: The Ballads 5. Balladry and Oral Poetry 6. The Oral Ballads of Mrs Brown 7. The Substance of the Ballads 8. The Structure of the Ballads I 9. The Structure of the Ballads II 10. The Structure of the Ballads III 11. The Sound of the Ballads 12. The Oral Ballad: A Summing-up Part III: The Tradition in Transition: The Folk 13. The Revolutions 14. The New Society Part IV: The Tradition in Transition: The Ballads 15. The Peter Buchan Controversy 16. The Ballads of James Nicol Part V: The Modern Tradition 17. The Ballads of Bell Robertson 18. The Bothy Ballads 19. Conclusion

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