Lonesome Words: The Vocal Poetics of the Old English Lament and the African-American Blues Song

McGeachy, M.

The tenth-century Old English lament and twentieth-century blues song each speak the language of a distinct poetic tradition, yet the voices are remarkably similar in their emotive expression of loneliness. This innovative study juxtaposes the texts of each corpus to explore the features that characterize their vocal poetics

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2009-03-24

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9781403962911

DOI: 10.1007/978-1-137-11765-6

Dimensions: 216.0cm x140.0cm

Pages: 182.0