Cover of M. McGeachy: Lonesome Words

M. McGeachy Lonesome Words

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

Price for Eshop: 1267 Kč (€ 50.7)

VAT 0% included

New

E-book delivered electronically online

E-Book information

Palgrave Macmillan US

2016

PDF
How do I buy e-book?

978-1-137-11765-6

1-137-11765-6

Annotation

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

Ask question

You can ask us about this book and we'll send an answer to your e-mail.