基本説明
Tells the story of the Victorian vernacular song revival, a movement that laid the foundation for the later Eduardian folksong revival asociated with Cecil Sharp and Ralph Vaughan Williams.
Full Description
Victorian Songhunters is a pioneering history of the rediscovery of vernacular song—street songs that have entered oral tradition and have been passed from generation to generation—in England during the late Georgian and Victorian eras. In the nineteenth century there were four main types of vernacular song: ballads, folk lyrics, occupational songs, and national songs. The discovery, collecting, editing, and publishing of all four varieties are examined in the book, and over seventy-five selected examples are given for illustrative purposes. Key concepts, such as traditional balladry, broadside balladry, folksong, and national song, are analyzed, as well as the complicated relationship between print and oral tradition and the different methodological approaches to ballad and song editing. Organized chronologically, Victorian Songhunters sketches the history of English song collecting from its beginnings in the mid-seventeenth century; focuses on the work of important individual collectors and editors, such as William Chappell, Francis J. Child, and John Broadwood; examines the growth of regional collecting in various counties throughout England; and demonstrates the considerable efforts of two important Victorian institutions, the Percy Society and its successor, the Ballad Society. The appendixes contain discussions on interpreting songs, an assessment of relevant secondary sources, and a bibliography and alphabetical song list. Author E. David Gregory provides a solid foundation for the scholarly study of balladry and folksong, and makes a significant contribution to our understanding of Victorian intellectual and cultural life.
Contents
Part 1 Preface Part 2 Part 1. Legacies from the Past Chapter 3 1. Introduction: Awkward but Indispensable Words Chapter 4 2. The Early Collectors Chapter 5 3. Romantics and Their Critics Part 6 Part 2. The Vernacular Song Revival, 1820-1859 Chapter 7 4. National and Regional Song: Kitchiner to Chappell Chapter 8 5. The Percy Society I: The Antiquarians Chapter 9 6. The Percy Society II: Other Song Catchers Chapter 10 7. William Chappell and the History of English Vernacular Song Chapter 11 8. Other Early Victorians: Broadwood to Child Part 12 Part 3: The Mid-Victorian Era, 1860-1883 Chapter 13 9. The Mid-Victorians: Around the Regions Chapter 14 10. Old Songs Repackaged: Broadsides, Drolleries, and Ditties Chapter 15 11. Ballad Editing: Perspectives and Practice Chapter 16 12. The Ballad Society Chapter 17 13. The Birth of a Folksong Revival Chapter 18 14. Afterword Part 19 Appendix A: Issues and Interpretations Part 20 Appendix B: Alphabetical Listing of Illustrative Songs Part 21 Bibliography Part 22 Index Part 23 About the Author
