Lonesome Words: The Vocal Poetics of the Old English Lament and the African-American Blues Song (1st ed. 2006) (The New Middle Ages)
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- Synopsis
- The tenth-century Old English lament and twentieth-century blues song each speak the language of a distinct poetic tradition, yet the voices are remarkably similar in their emotive expression of loneliness. This innovative study juxtaposes the texts of each corpus to explore the features that characterize their vocal poetics
- Copyright:
- 2006
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- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9781137117656
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781403962911
- Publisher:
- Palgrave Macmillan US, New York
- Date of Addition:
- 02/12/21
- Copyrighted By:
- N/A
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction, Poetry, Literature and Fiction, Language Arts, Music
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- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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