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Books on: british ballad

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The Ballad Tree: A Study of British and American Ballads, Their Folklore, Verse and Music, Together with Sixty Traditional Ballads and Their Tunes

Book by Evelyn Kendrick Wells; Ronald Press, 1950

Subjects:

Ballads, English--Great Britain, Ballads, English--Great Britain--History And Criticism, Ballads, English--United States, Ballads, English--United States--History And Criticism

Collections: Entire Library

...BALLAD TREE A STUDY OF BRITISH AND AMERICAN BALLADS, THEIR FOLKLORE, VERSE, AND...probably contributed to the British ballad such rhythmic elements as the...BALLADS THE center of the British ballad world has always been the Scottish...
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The British Literary Ballad: A Study in Poetic Imitation

Book by G. Malcolm Laws Jr.; Southern Illinois University Press, 1972

Subjects:

Ballads, English--Great Britain--History And Criticism

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

THE BRITISH LITERARY BALLAD A Study in Poetic Imitation...the great mass of subliterary British balladry is somewhat arbitrarily divided...archaic in style and substance. The British ballad, then, in one form or another...
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British Women and the Spanish Civil War

Book by Angela Jackson; Routledge, 2002

Subjects:

British--Spain--Biography, Spain--History--Civil War, 1936-1939--Personal Narratives, British, Spain--History--Civil War, 1936-1939--Women, Women--Great Britain--Biography, Women--Spain--Biography

Collections: History, Entire Library

Through oral and written narratives, this book examines the interaction between women and the war in Spain, their motivation, the distinctive form of their involvment and the effect of the war on their individual lives. These themes are related to wider issues, such as the nature of memory and the ...
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Through oral and written narratives, this book examines the interaction between women and the war in Spain, their motivation, the distinctive form of their involvment and the effect of the war on their individual lives. These themes are related to wider issues, such as the nature of memory and the role of women within the public sphere. The extent to which women engaged with this cause surpasses by far other instances of female mobilization in peace-time Britain. Such a phenomenon therefore can offer lessons to those who would wish to encourage a greater degree of interest amongst women in political activities today.
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Contact and Conflict: Indian-european Relations in British Columbia, 1774-1890

Book by Robin Fisher; University of British Columbia Press, 1992

Subjects:

Indians of North America--British Columbia--History, Indians of North America--Canada--Government relations

Collections: History, Entire Library

...incident have been gathered together in F. W. Howay , "The Ballad of the Bold Northwestman: An Incident in the Life of Captain...95 F. W. Howay, W. N. Sage, and H. F. Angus, British Columbia and the United States: The North Pacific Slope from...
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A Century of British Painters

Book by Samuel Redgrave, Richard Redgrave; Phaidon Press, 1947

Subjects:

Painters--Great Britain, Painting, British

Collections: Entire Library

A CENTURY OF BRITISH PAINTERS A CENTURY OF BRITISH PAINTERS BY RICHARD SAMUEL REDGRAVE A NEW EDITION...the book which was, in effect, the first popular account of British Painting, at the same time they started to erect a monument...

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Journal Articles on: british ballad

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A. L. Lloyd and Reynardine: Authenticity and Authorship in the Afterlife of a British Broadside Ballad

Journal article by Stephen D. Winick; Folklore, Vol. 115, 2004

Subjects:

Folk literature--Research, Folklore--Research

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...Authorship in the Afterlife of a British Broadside Ballad. by Stephen D. Winick...Authenticity and Authorship of a British Broadside Ballad He says...several times in American Balladry from British Broadsides (1957), never...
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Feminist Visions of Transformation in the Ballad of Little Jo, the Piano, and Orlando

Journal article by David Natharius, Bethami A. Dobkin; Women and Language, Vol. 25, 2002

Subjects:

Feminism and motion pictures--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Feminism and motion pictures--Social aspects, Feminism--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Feminist motion pictures, Motion pictures--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Motion pictures--Social aspects, Orlando (Motion picture)--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Orlando (Motion picture)--Social aspects, The Ballad of Little Jo (Motion picture)--Criticism, interpretation, etc., The Ballad of Little Jo (Motion picture)--Social aspects, The Piano (Motion picture)--Criticism, interpretation, etc., The Piano (Motion picture)--Social aspects, Women--Portrayals, depictions, etc.

Collections: Entire Library

...subjugation of North Africans by the British. Despite the richness and diversity...This analysis(10) of Tire Ballad of Little Jo, The Piano, and...Making Patriarchy Her Own: The Ballad of Little Jo The Ballad of Little Jo, directed by Maggie...
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On Cultural Neoformalism, Spasmodic Poetry, and the Victorian Ballad

Journal article by Jason R. Rudy; Victorian Poetry, Vol. 41, 2003

Subjects:

Ballads--Criticism and interpretation, Blank verse--Criticism and interpretation, British poetry--Criticism and interpretation, Criticism--Innovations, English literature, 1837-1901 (Victorian age)--Criticism and interpretation, Literary criticism--Innovations, Victorian period literature, 1832-1901--Criticism and interpretation

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...idealized vision of the British nation. Through...formal regularity, ballads insist on "law...Ballads are the songs of the British people, a notion...imagined and idealized British community, by mid-century ballads were also ubiquitous...
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A Resisting Performance of an Appalachian Traditional Murder Ballad: Giving Voice to "Pretty Polly"

Journal article by Lydia Hamessley; Women & Music, Vol. 9, 2005

Subjects:

International Association for the Study of Popular Music

Collections: Entire Library

...and the Elfin Knight," and the British broadside ballad "The Gosport Tragedy," which...like many American versions of British ballads, is a condensation of the texts...typical four-line stanza of the British ballad is often reduced to a two-line...
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How Indic Parallels to the Ballad of the "Walled-Up Wife" Reveal the Pitfalls of Parochial Nationalistic Folkloristics

Journal article by Alan Dundes; Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 108, 1995

Subjects:

Folklore, Folklore--United States, Manners And Customs, United States--Social Life And Customs

Collections: Entire Library

...Buchan, in his essay "British Balladry: Medieval Chronology...thought its origin British, Doncieux thought it...ethnocentricity of ballad scholars than about...David. 1978 . "British Balladry: Medieval Chronology...

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Magazine Articles on: british ballad

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Arrested Development

Magazine article by Theodore Dalrymple; New Criterion, Vol. 20, June 2002

Subjects:

Prisons--Portrayals, depictions, etc., The Ballad of Reading Gaol (Book)--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Wilde, Oscar--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Collections: Entire Library

...for execution--in a former British colony-was an alcoholic, though...am always accompanied by The Ballad of Reading Gaol--not literally...to come. I first heard The Ballad read over the radio when I...Later in The Ballad, the famous line becomes more...
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Accidental Tourists: The Road to Guantanamo, an Unflinching Dramatization of the Case of Britain's Tipton Three, Depicts Degradation Just for Degradation's Sake

Magazine article by Marie Cocco; The American Prospect, Vol. 17, June 2006

Subjects:

British Muslims--Cases, British Muslims--Portrayals, Guantanamo Bay, Muslims in United Kingdom--Cases, Muslims in United Kingdom--Portrayals, Prisoner abuse--Cases, Terrorism--Cases, The Road to Guantanamo (Motion picture)--Criticism and interpretation

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...characters in a Bruce Springsteen ballad. They are the sort Springsteen...not?" Ahmed says in the new British film, The Road to Guantanamo...them, once again, that he is British and speaks English. Then the...charges against them. After British intelligence had cleared them...
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Hogarth's London: Satire and the Street: As Tate Britain This Month Opens a Major Exhibition Devoted to the Artist, Christine Riding Looks at William Hogarth's Particular View of the Street Life of 18th-Century London, and at What His Interpretation Presents in Comparison with the Artistic Offerings of His Continental Competitors

Magazine article by Christine Riding; History Today, Vol. 57, February 2007

Subjects:

British history--Analysis, British painting--Criticism and interpretation, British painting--History, English painters--Criticism and interpretation, English painters--Works, Hogarth, William (English painter)--Criticism and interpretation, Hogarth, William (English painter)--Works, Painters, English--Criticism and interpretation, Painters, English--Works, Painting, British--Criticism and interpretation, Painting, British--History

Collections: History, Entire Library

...the window and a pregnant ballad-singer sings, imitated by...Hogarth and his Times (British Museum Press, 1997); Sheila OConnell, London 1753 (British Museum Press, 2003);Judy...and Nineteenth-Century British Art at Tare Britain.
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England's Dreaming: A Star-Studded Musical Collaboration Is Bringing English Folk into the 21st Century

Magazine article by Phil Meadley; New Statesman, Vol. 136, September 10, 2007

Subjects:

British musicians--Interviews, Musicians, English--Interviews, The Imagined Village (Sound recording)

Collections: Entire Library

...of multicultural England from Transglobal Underground, the British-Asian singer Sheila Chandra and the poet Benjamin Zephaniah...Benjamin Zephaniahs bold reinterpretation of the old Scottish ballad "Tam Lyn". He turns an ancient story of phantasmagorical love...
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Staying Alive

Magazine article by Ashley Kahn; New Statesman, Vol. 129, October 16, 2000

Subjects:

Allman Brothers (music group)--Contributions, gifts, etc., Americans--Social aspects, Carter, Jimmy--Political activity, Entertainment industry--Political aspects, Frampton, Peter(British musician)--Evaluation, Politics--Influence, United States--Popular culture

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...Frampton had ridden to the top. His brief year-and-a-half run in the spotlight ended with one more US Top Ten hit--the sugary pop ballad "Im In You". Ill-advised career moves (overmilking his poster-boy good looks, taking on the lead role in the film flasco Sgt...

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Newspaper Articles on: british ballad

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The Ballad of Put-Upon Paul and Heather the Harassed; 'Gold-Digger' Taunts Spur McCartneys to Get Back at the Critics in Song

Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), April 16, 2005

Subjects:

McCartney, Paul

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

The Ballad of Put-Upon Paul and Heather the Harassed...This is particularly written about the British newspapers because they dont get anything...actually worked with John Lennon on The Ballad of John and Yoko which is about how Lennon...
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They've Gone from Ballad to Worse. REVIEW

Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), September 25, 2005

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...former Soviet republic of Georgia, Melua has just acquired British citizenship, but her singing is English in a bad way, prim...the 12 songs here. The best are I Cried For You, a touching ballad about bereavementand Halfway Up The Hindu Kush, a mildly catchy...
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One-Man Ballad Mixes Humour with a Thought-Provoking Plot

Newspaper article; The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland), May 2, 2006

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...written in a prison camp), Guevaras Motorcycle and Join The British Army. And snatches of a re-worked Black Velvet Band punctuate...satisfying, entertaining and thought-provoking production. The Ballad of Malachy Mulligan returns to the Rock Theatre on August 6...
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Ballad of the Barrowland; the BIG Razz Interview Exclusive Rising Star Amy MacDonald Pays Tribute to Legendary Venue with a Song

Newspaper article; Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland), July 13, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...a deal with Mercury Records in April 2006. Amy will guest with Sir Elton John tomorrow at Glasgows SECC after the doyen of British pop music invited her to share the stage with him. She said: "I only found out about it this week. Its such a brilliant opportunity...
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JUNE 6 1944 : For Auld Lang Syne; 60 Years Ago They Freed Europe from Tyranny ... Yesterday They Returned, Fewer in Numbers, to Salute Their Fallen Brothers with Burns' Famous Ballad

Newspaper article; Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland), June 6, 2004

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...back tears to sing Rabbie Burns famous ballad in one of the most emotional moments of...glider many of which were used to get British airborne troops into the battle. He had...another. We were brothers. Moving: A British veteran wipes his eyes at Cruelly, Normandy...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: british ballad

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Tracy, Honor

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Tracy is best known as a travel writer. Her novels satirize British-Irish relations and Ireland itself with wit and occasionally...Narrow Path (1956), The Quiet End of Evening (1972), and The Ballad of Castle Reef (1979); her best-known travel book is Winter...
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Watkins, Vernon

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

WATKINS, VERNON 1906 67, British poet, b. Maesteg, Wales, educated at Cambridge. Like his close...ecstatic acceptance of the world. Among his volumes of poetry are The Ballad of Mari Lwyd and Other Poems (1941), Selected Poems (1948...
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Service, Robert William

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...to Canada in 1897 and held odd jobs in British Columbia and at White Horse in the Yukon. His famous ballad "The Shooting of Dan McGrew" appeared in...rough ways of Klondike life continued in Ballads of a Cheechako (1909) and in the novel...
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LÓpez Y Planes, Vicente

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...governor of Buenos Aires prov. Outstanding among his poems are Triunfo argentino, a ballad celebrating the successful Argentine defense against the British, and a war song commemorating the triumph of the revolution, which was adopted as the...
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Middle English Literature

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Charlemagne, the legends of ancient Greece and Rome, and the British legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table...continued popular in the 15th cent., from which time the ballad also dates. The Fourteenth Century The poetry of the...

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