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Lonesome words : the vocal poetics of the Old English lament and the African-American blues song /

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Main Author: McGeachy, M. G. (Margaret G.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2006.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:New Middle Ages (Palgrave Macmillan (Firm))
Subjects:
Elegiac poetry, English (Old) > History and criticism.
Laments > England > History and criticism.
American poetry > African American authors > History and criticism.
African Americans > Music > History and criticism.
Comparative literature > English (Old) and American.
Comparative literature > American and English (Old)
Oral tradition > England > History > To 1500.
Blues (Music) > History and criticism.
Oral tradition > United States.
Loneliness in literature.
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Physical Description:182 pages ; 22 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages [169]-177) and index.
ISBN:140396291X (alk. paper)