Miracles and Murders: An Introductory Anthology of Breton Ballads

by Eva Guillorel and Mary-Ann Constantine

This is a vivid introduction, by two of the foremost scholars in the field, to one of the most fascinating and little-known song traditions in Europe, the Breton gwerz, or ballad. These narrative songs, collected in Western Brittany from the 19th century to the present day, recount a wealth of stories based on tragic local events or legends. They tell of shipwrecks, abductions, accidents and murders, miraculous rescues, penitent souls, and strange...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0197266193
• ISBN13: 9780197266199
• Release Date: July 2017
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.5" x 9.7"