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Harvard's first professor of English, the American scholar Francis James Child (1825-96) had previously prepared a collection of English and Scottish ballads, published in 1857-9, before he embarked on producing this definitive critical edition. Organised into five volumes and published in ten parts between 1882 and 1898, the work includes the text and variants of 305 ballads, with Child's detailed commentary and comparison with ballads and stories from other languages. Although he did not live to fully clarify his methods of selection and classification, modern scholars still refer to the 'Child Ballads' as an essential resource in the study of folk songs and stories in the English language. The work also contains a helpful glossary of archaic terms and a long list of sources. Volume 1, Part 1 originally appeared in 1882. This reissue from 1898 contains a biographical sketch of Child, along with ballads 1-28.… (más)
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To Frederick J. Furnivall, esq., of London
My dear Furnivall: Without the Percy MS. no one would pretend to make a collection of the English Ballads, and but for you that manuscript would still, I think, be beyond the reach of man, yet exposed to destructive chances. Through your exertions and personal sacrifices, directly, the famous and precious folio has been printed; and , indirectly, in consequence of the same, it has been transferred to a place where it is safe, and open to inspection. This is only one of a hu7ndred reasons which I have for asking you to accept the dedication of this book from Your grateful friend and fellow-student, F. J. Child. Cambridge, Mass., December 1, 1882.
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It was my wish not to begin to print The English and Scottish Popular Ballads until this unrestricted title should be justified by my having at command every single valuable copy of every known ballad.
Advertisement to Part I, numbers 1-28, [December 1882].
I have again to express my obligations and my gratitude to many who have aided in the collecting and editing of these ballads.
Advertisement to Part II, numbers 29-53, June 1884.
Francis James Child was born in Boston on the first day of February, 1825.
Biographical sketch of Professor Child. [Dover edition].
The four copies of A differ but very slightly: a, b, c are broadsides, and d is evidently of that derivation.
[Ballad] 1. Riddles wisely expounded.
There was a lady of the North Country, Lay the bent to the bonny broom And she had lovely daughters three. Fa la la la, fa la la la ra re
[Ballad 1. Riddles wisely expounded]. A.
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'Oh were I free as I hae been, And my ship once more on the sea, I 'd turn my face to fair England, And sail no more to a strange countrie.'
Harvard's first professor of English, the American scholar Francis James Child (1825-96) had previously prepared a collection of English and Scottish ballads, published in 1857-9, before he embarked on producing this definitive critical edition. Organised into five volumes and published in ten parts between 1882 and 1898, the work includes the text and variants of 305 ballads, with Child's detailed commentary and comparison with ballads and stories from other languages. Although he did not live to fully clarify his methods of selection and classification, modern scholars still refer to the 'Child Ballads' as an essential resource in the study of folk songs and stories in the English language. The work also contains a helpful glossary of archaic terms and a long list of sources. Volume 1, Part 1 originally appeared in 1882. This reissue from 1898 contains a biographical sketch of Child, along with ballads 1-28.
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