English and Scottish popular ballads

English and Scottish Popular Ballads

Arts & Photography

CHILD, FRANCIS JAMES

Music

Franklin Classics

A brief biographical sketch of Francis Child prefaces his compilation of versions of and commentary upon English and Scottish traditional ballads

Dover Pubns

The rich field of English balladry was virgin territory before Francis James Child entered it. The few published ballad editions that existed were unreliable, filled with unacknowledged editorial changes and distortions of the original manuscripts. Professor Child compiled all the extant ballads with all known variants, and made them available for the first time — together with his invaluable commentary that prefaces each work — in a single source that maintained absolute fidelity to the original texts. Published between 1882 and 1898, the original ten-part study became the definitive collection of popular ballads in the English language, never to be superceded. To this day, scholars and devotees speak of "The Child Ballads" with the awe and respect generated by few other literary works. Volume 1: Parts I and II of the original set, ballads 1-53 including "Edward," "Lord Randal," "Tam Lin," "Lady Isabel and the Elf-Knight," "Earl Brand," "Thomas Rymer," more. Biographical sketch of Child by Prof. Kittredge, Child's portrait, additions and corrections.

The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, Vol. 1

Literature & Fiction

Literary

Dover Publications

Published between 1882 and 1898, this definitive collection compiles all the extant ballads with all known variants and features the Child's commentary for each work. Volume II includes Parts III &amp; IV of the original set — ballads 54–113: "Sir Patrick Spens," "Johnie Scot," "Child Maurice," "Fair Margaret and Sweet William," more.

The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, Vol. 2

Published between 1882 and 1898, this definitive collection compiles all the extant ballads with all known variants and features Child's commentary for each work. Volume III includes Parts V and VI of the original set — ballads 114–188: "Mary Hamilton," "Flodden Field," "Sir Andrew Barton," and more than 30 ballads about Robin Hood.

The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, Vol. 3

Poetry

Dover `

Published between 1882 and 1898, this definitive collection compiles all the extant ballads with all known variants and features Child's commentary for each work. Volume IV includes Parts VII and VIII of the original set — ballads 189-265: including "Rob Roy," "Sir James the Rose," "Geordie," "The Gypsy Laddie," "The New-Slain Knight," more.

The English and Scottish Popular Ballads Volume IV

Published between 1882 and 1898, this definitive collection compiles all the extant ballads with all known variants and features Child's commentary for each work. Volume 5 includes Parts IX and X of the original set — ballads 266-305 — plus a 3000-item bibliography, indexes, glossary, musical selections and an essay by Walter Morris Hart.

The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, Vol. 5

Published between 1882 and 1898, the original ten-part study became the definitive collection of popular English and Scottish ballads. Francis James Child superceded previous and unreliable ballad editions by compiling all the extant ballads with all known variants, making them available for the first time. Features his invaluable commentary for each work.

The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, 5 Volume Set

The English and Scottish Popular Ballads

History

Europe

Wentworth Press

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

A Scholar's Letters To A Young Lady: Passages From The Later Correspondence Of Francis James Child (1920)

Essays & Correspondence

Kessinger Publishing

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English and Scottish Popular Ballads

English and Scottish Popular Ballads

The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, Vol. 1

The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, Vol. 2

The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, Vol. 3

The English and Scottish Popular Ballads Volume IV

The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, Vol. 5

The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, 5 Volume Set

The English and Scottish Popular Ballads

A Scholar's Letters To A Young Lady: Passages From The Later Correspondence Of Francis James Child (1920)