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

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	McGeachy, M. G. (Margaret G.) (Author)
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. Comparative literature > English and American. Comparative literature > American and English. Oral tradition > England > History > To 1500. Blues (Music) > History and criticism. Oral tradition > United States. Loneliness in literature. Poésie élégiaque anglaise (vieil anglais) > Histoire et critique. Lamentations > Angleterre > Histoire et critique. Poésie américaine > Auteurs noirs américains > Histoire et critique. Tradition orale > États-Unis. Solitude dans la littérature. American poetry > African American authors. Blues (Music) Elegiac poetry, English (Old) Laments. Oral tradition. England. United States. Blues Einsamkeit > Motiv Elegie Englisch Klagelied Kummer > Motiv Altenglisch. Amerikanisches Englisch. Blues. Elegie. Klagelied. Mündliche Überlieferung. Schwarze. Englisch. To 1500 Geschichte (600-1100) Geschichte Criticism, interpretation, etc. History.
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Description
Physical Description:	182 pages ; 22 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-177) and index.
ISBN:	140396291X 9781403962911