Книга: Eyre-Todd George «Scottish ballad poetry»

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• ballad — balladic /beuh lad ik/, adj. balladlike, adj. /bal euhd/, n. 1. any light, simple song, esp. one of sentimental or romantic character, having two or more stanzas all sung to the same melody. 2. a simple narrative poem of folk origin, composed in… …   Universalium

• Scottish literature — Walter Scott whose Waverley Novels helped define Scottish identity in the 19th century. Scottish Fiction redirects here; for the Idlewild album, see Scottish Fiction: Best of 1997–2007. Scottish literature is literature written in Scotland or by… …   Wikipedia

• ballad —    Ballads, specifically folk ballads (also called traditional or popular ballads), are narrative folk songs transmitted orally among the common people in preliterate or partially literate societies.While ballads are known to have existed… …   Encyclopedia of medieval literature

• Poetry — This article is about the art form. For other uses, see Poetry (disambiguation). Literature Major forms Novel · Poem · Drama Short story · Novella …   Wikipedia

• ballad revival — ▪ literary movement       the interest in folk poetry evinced within literary circles, especially in England and Germany, in the 18th century. Actually, it was not a revival but a new discovery and appreciation of the merits of popular poetry,… …   Universalium

• Reliques of Ancient English Poetry — The Reliques of Ancient English Poetry (sometimes known as Reliques of Ancient Poetry or simply Percy s Reliques) is a collection of ballads and popular songs collected by Thomas Percy and published in 1765.ourcesThe basis of the work was the… …   Wikipedia