TY - BOOK ID - 73233735 TI - The singer and the scribe AU - Bennett, Philip E AU - Green, Richard Firth PY - 2004 SN - 9042018518 940120229X 141756671X 9781417566716 9789042018518 PB - Amsterdam Rodopi DB - UniCat KW - Ballads [English ] KW - History and criticism KW - Congresses KW - Ballads KW - Europe KW - Ballads, English KW - History and criticism. KW - English ballads KW - English ballads and songs KW - Folk ballads KW - Lyric poetry KW - Poetry KW - Songs KW - Vocal music KW - Folk songs UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:73233735 AB - The Singer and the Scribe brings together studies of the European ballad from the Middle Ages to the twentieth century by major authorities in the field and is of interest to students of European literature, popular traditions and folksong. It offers an original view of the development of the ballad by focusing on the interplay and interdependence of written and oral transmission, including studies of modern singers and their repertoires and of the role of the audience in generating a literary product which continues to live in performance. While using specific case studies the contributors systematically extend their reflections on the ballad as song and as poetry to draw broader conclusions. Covering the Hispanic world, including the Sephardic tradition, Scandinavia, The Netherlands, Greece, Russia, England and Scotland the essays also demonstrate the interconnections of a European tradition beyond national boundaries. ER -