Lonesome Words
The Vocal Poetics of the Old English Lament and the African-American Blues Song
McGeachy, M. G.
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BOOK SUMMARY
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 ea
BOOK 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. McGeachy examines how the texts evoke the dynamic of performance and explores the role of recording--in manuscript and on 78 rpm record--in establishing the distinctive formulas of each genre. Featured are a study of blues artist Robert Johnsons work and a comparison of two anthologies: the Exeter Book and the Folkways Anthology of American Folk Music.
AUTHOR BIO
Margaret G. McGeachy is Assistant Professor of English at D'Youville College.
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MORE BOOK INFO
ISBN: 140396291X
ISBN(13-digit): 9781403962911
Dewey Decimal: 829/.1009
Library of Congress: 2005040189
Book Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Language: ENG
No. of Pages: 182
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