Selections from Early Ballad Poetry of England and Scotland (Classic Reprint)1kg Limited, 2017/10/26 - 344 ページ Excerpt from Selections From Early Ballad Poetry of England and Scotland William of Malmesbury, was in the daily habit of taking his station on a public bridge, as though a minstrel by profession, in order that he might benefit his then semi-barbarous coun trymen by the mixture of more serious subjects with the harper's ballad.3 The same historian alludes to certain ancient songs, the subjects of which were the birth of Athelstan, 'and the evil life of Edgar; a fact which may perhaps account for the law of that king pro hibiting the singing of ballads at festivals and banquets.' Lays on the life and actions of Hereward are noticed by Ingulf, and the un known author of the treatise, De Gestis Here wardi, edited by Michel. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. |
