English Folk Poetry: Structure and Meaning

by Roger deV. Renwick

Drawing on the long tradition of folklore study, Roger deV. Renwick examines three genres: traditional English folksongs, local songs of regional interest, and working-class poetry. In the span of time that extends from the eighteenth to the twentieth century, he finds govern world views underlying a large sampling of poems related by common language, imagery, or topic, and then shows how these world views relate to the everyday lives and beliefs...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812277775
• ISBN13: 9780812277777
• Release Date: July 1980
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press Anniversary
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary