Songs of protest, songs of love: Popular ballads in eighteenth-cen
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Manchester University Press
ISBN-10
0719078903
ISBN-13
9780719078903
eBay Product ID (ePID)
72523184
Product Key Features
Book Title
Songs of Protest, Songs of Love : Popular Ballads in Eighteenth-Century Britain
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2009
Topic
History & Criticism, Genres & Styles / Folk & Traditional, Europe / Great Britain / General
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Music, History
Book Series
Studies in Popular Culture Ser.
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
18.9 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
782.43094109033
Table Of Content
Introduction 1 What are popular ballads and what can they tell historians 2 The language of complaint: Ballads as social criticism 3 Ballads and poems' condemnation of enclosure 4 "Though My Labour's Hard Stil 'Tis Sweet:" the celebration of the life of work 5 Milkmaids and Ploughmen: the celebration of rural labourers' sexuality 6 Hannah More takes on popular ballads: the effort to reform the morals of the poor Conclusion Bibliography Index
Synopsis
Songs of Protest, Songs of Love shows how songs can bring back voices from the past in a new way. The focus of the book is on rural Britain in a time of crisis. As the traditional rights of peasants were being jettisoned to enforce a new system of enclosure, rural labourers chanted out their concerns in songs of protest. These songs became increasingly strident and popular after the 1770s as rural life became even more precarious with fluctuating grain prices and uncertain employment opportunities. Many ballads in the eighteenth century were love songs. But these are also rich in social meaning. Many of these love songs celebrated the free and easy sexuality of rural workers, especially milkmaids and ploughmen, which was contrasted with the tepid and flaccid sex life attributed to urban aristocrats.The book will be of interest to scholars, advanced students and readers with an interest in cultural history and popular ballads. -- ., Songs of Protest, Songs of Love' shows how songs can bring back voices from the past in a new way. The focus of the book is on rural Britain in a time of crisis. As the traditional rights of peasants were being jettisoned to enforce a new system of enclosure, rural labourers chanted out their concerns in songs of protest. These songs became increasingly strident and popular after the 1770s as rural life became even more precarious with fluctuating grain prices and uncertain employment opportunities. Many ballads in the eighteenth century were love songs. But these are also rich in social meaning. Many of these love songs celebrated the free and easy sexuality of rural workers, especially milkmaids and ploughmen, which was contrasted with the tepid and flaccid sex life attributed to urban aristocrats. The book will be of interest to scholars, advanced students and readers with an interest in cultural history and popular ballads., Songs of Protest, Songs of Love shows how songs can bring back voices from the past in a new way. The focus of the book is on rural Britain in a time of crisis. As the traditional rights of peasants were being jettisoned to enforce a new system of enclosure, rural labourers chanted out their concerns in songs of protest. These songs became increasingly strident and popular after the 1770s as rural life became even more precarious with fluctuating grain prices and uncertain employment opportunities. Many ballads in the eighteenth century were love songs. But these are also rich in social meaning. Many of these love songs celebrated the free and easy sexuality of rural workers, especially milkmaids and ploughmen, which was contrasted with the tepid and flaccid sex life attributed to urban aristocrats. The book will be of interest to scholars, advanced students and readers with an interest in cultural history and popular ballads., The book explores the identity of British agricultural labourers during a time of crisis for the British countryside. It looks at how they expressed grievances and celebrated their sexuality and way of life through songs -- ., The book explores the identity of British agricultural labourers during a time of crisis for the British countryside. It looks at how they expressed grievances and celebrated their sexuality and way of life through songs
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ML3650.3
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