Harvard's first professor of English, the American scholar Francis James Child (1825-96) had previously prepared a collection of English and Scottish ballads, published in 1857-9, before he embarked on producing this definitive critical edition. Organised into five volumes and published in ten parts between 1882 and 1898, the work includes the text and variants of 305 ballads, with Child's detailed commentary and comparison with ballads and stories from other languages. Although he did not live to fully clarify his methods ...
Read More
Harvard's first professor of English, the American scholar Francis James Child (1825-96) had previously prepared a collection of English and Scottish ballads, published in 1857-9, before he embarked on producing this definitive critical edition. Organised into five volumes and published in ten parts between 1882 and 1898, the work includes the text and variants of 305 ballads, with Child's detailed commentary and comparison with ballads and stories from other languages. Although he did not live to fully clarify his methods of selection and classification, modern scholars still refer to the 'Child Ballads' as an essential resource in the study of folk songs and stories in the English language. The work also contains a helpful glossary of archaic terms and a long list of sources. Volume 1, Part 1 originally appeared in 1882. This reissue from 1898 contains a biographical sketch of Child, along with ballads 1-28.
Read Less
Add this copy of English and Scottish Popular Ballads to cart. $9.98, fair condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Atlanta rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Austell, GA, UNITED STATES, published 1965 by Dover Publications.
Add this copy of English and Scottish Popular Ballads to cart. $9.98, fair condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Reno rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Reno, NV, UNITED STATES, published 1965 by Dover Publications.
Add this copy of The English and Scottish Popular Ballads. Volume 5 to cart. $11.00, good condition, Sold by Bingo Used Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Vancouver, WA, UNITED STATES, published 1965 by Dover Publications.
Add this copy of The English and Scottish Popular Ballads. Volume 2 to cart. $12.00, good condition, Sold by Bingo Used Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Vancouver, WA, UNITED STATES, published 1965 by Dover Publications.
Add this copy of The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, Vol 1 to cart. $13.48, very good condition, Sold by Half Price Books Inc rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 2002 by Loomis House Pr.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Very good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
Add this copy of The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, Vol. 1 of 5: to cart. $13.70, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Baltimore rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Halethorpe, MD, UNITED STATES, published by Forgotten Books.
Add this copy of English and Scottish Popular Ballads: V. 2 to cart. $13.95, very good condition, Sold by Daedalus Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Portland, OR, UNITED STATES, published 1966 by Dover Publications Inc..
Add this copy of English and Scottish Popular Ballads, Vol. I to cart. $16.97, good condition, Sold by Robert Harper Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hyattsville, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1965 by Dover Publications.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Good. Size: 7x5x1; 508 p., clean and unmarked within on strong paper only faintly age-toned; former owner's name stamped on verso of front panel of wrapper; frontis. portrait of editor; NO musical notation; binding firm; glossy wrapper clean but with rubbing at corners and at crown and foot of spine.
Add this copy of English and Scottish Popular Ballads to cart. $19.92, good condition, Sold by Books From California rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Simi Valley, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1965 by Dover Pubns.
