Anderson'S Cumberland Ballads And Songs Centenary Edition Edited With Life Of Anderson & Notes (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9789354214486)

Songs to walk the fells by. Plain honest voice of Cumberland. Anderson's Cumberland Ballads and Songs, centenary edition edited by T. Ellwood, gathers a vivid victorian poetry collection and regional song anthology of british folk ballads that map the rhythms of rural life. The poems and songs preserve local speech, refrains and narrative turns typical of traditional storytelling verse, offering scenes shaped by seasonal work, neighbourly exchange and the landscape itself. From brisk border ditties to more reflective pieces the volume ranges in tone - comic, elegiac and plainspoken - and shows how song was a form of communal memory. The editor's Life of Anderson and thoughtful notes restore historical context without flattening the dialect or diminishing the immediacy of the originals, making the material both approachable and authoritative for modern readers. Placed in the cultural field of nineteenth century england, this collection sheds light on northern england culture and the quieter literary currents alongside Wordsworth contemporaries; it also documents the craft of english regional poets working beyond metropolitan centres. Equally hospitable to casual readers and to collectors, it reads well aloud, rewards close study, and makes for a poetry lovers gift as much as a literature students resource for seminar use. Scholars of folklore and social history will find recurring motifs and local references that repay investigation, while general readers encounter the frank humour and steady pathos of rural england themes. Its plain compassion and sharp observation illuminate customs that shaped communities across the north. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. The edition restores a small but resonant tradition to present-day shelves, and offers both the pleasure of song and the solid ground of reliable annotation.

Author: T. Ellwood
ISBN-10: 9354214487
ISBN-13: 9789354214486
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Language: English
Published: 11/05/2020
Pages: 386
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.24lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.86d