Victorian Songhunters is a pioneering history of the rediscovery of vernacular song--street songs that have entered oral tradition and have been passed from generation to generation--in England during the late Georgian and Victorian eras. In the nineteenth century there were four main types of vernacular song: ballads, folk lyrics, occupational songs, and national songs. The discovery, collecting, editing, and publishing of all four varieties are examined in the book, and over seventy-five selected examples are given for illustrative purposes. Key concepts, such as traditional balladry,...
Victorian Songhunters is a pioneering history of the rediscovery of vernacular song--street songs that have entered oral tradition and have been passe...
