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Recentering Anglo/American folksong : sea crabs and wicked youths / Roger deV. Renwick.
| Author/creator | Renwick, Roger deV, 1941- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, ©2001. |
| Description | xvi, 183 pages ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | From theorizing folksong: child ballads in the West Indies -- From Newry Town to Columbus City: a robber's journey -- The Anglo/American catalogue song -- "Oh, Willie": an unrecognized Anglo/American ballad -- "The crabfish": a traditional story's remarkable grip on the popular imagination. |
| Abstract | A wealth of texts of British and Anglo/North American folksong has long been accessible in both published and archival sources. For two centuries these texts have energized scholarship. Yet in the past three decades this material has languished, as literary theory has held sway over textual study. This book argues that the business of folksong scholars is to explain folksong. Folklorists must liberate the material's own voice rather than impose theories that are personally compelling or appealing. To that end, the author presents a case study in each of five essays to demonstrate the scholarly value of approaching this material through close readings and comparatives analysis. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-176) and indexes. |
| LCCN | 2001022618 |
| ISBN | 1578063930 (cloth : alk. paper) |