Select Scotish ballads / John Pinkerton.
Select Scotish ballads / John Pinkerton.
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London : Printed by and for J. Nichols, 1783.
Date
1783.
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T0091436 , T0091435
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Language
English
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Physical content
2 v.
Contents
v. 1. Dissertations on the oral tradition of poetry, and on the tragic ballad. Romanze I-IV [Translated from the Spanish] Scotish tragic ballads. Notes. Glossary.--v. 2. A dissertation on the comic ballad. Scotish comic ballads. Notes. Glossary.
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Publisher
London : Printed by and for J. Nichols, 1783.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
1783.
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Select Scotish ballads / John Pinkerton.
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"The first edition, consisting of volume 1 only was published in 1781 under title: Scottish tragic ballads"
Half-title (v.1): The second edition, corrected and enlarged.
"Edited by John Pinkerton, who in his 'Ancient Scotish poems, never before in print ... 1786' (v.1, p. cxxviii-cxxxi) admitted the authorship of the second part of Hardyknute and several of the other poems"...
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T0091436 , T0091435
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74Vv36L4dp7O
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991009655099702626
