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Title: English Songs and Ballads
Note: Reading ease score: 81.3 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Credits: Produced by Lewis Jones
Summary: "English Songs and Ballads" by T. W. H. Crosland is a collection of poetic works compiled in the early 20th century. This anthology brings together a variety of English songs and ballads that are presumably well known and highlights the general taste of its time. The collection aims to provide readers with a diverse array of lyrical poetry reflecting love, adventure, and human experience, featuring both famous authors and anonymous works. The opening of the collection sets the stage by introducing a well-structured index of first lines from the poems featured within. This index not only provides easy navigation but also showcases the extensive range of themes present in the poems, from love and nature to tales of valor and loss. The initial poems delve into sentiments of love and loss, illustrated by lyrical expressions that embody the emotional landscape of both individual experiences and broader humanistic themes. The opening clearly establishes the anthology as a vibrant testament to the rich tradition of English lyrical poetry. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Compiler: Crosland, T. W. H. (Thomas William Hodgson), 1865-1924
EBook No.: 22223
Published: Aug 2, 2007
Downloads: 86
Language: English
Subject: Ballads, English -- Texts
Subject: Songs, English -- Texts
LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: English Songs and Ballads
Note: Reading ease score: 81.3 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Credits: Produced by Lewis Jones
Summary: "English Songs and Ballads" by T. W. H. Crosland is a collection of poetic works compiled in the early 20th century. This anthology brings together a variety of English songs and ballads that are presumably well known and highlights the general taste of its time. The collection aims to provide readers with a diverse array of lyrical poetry reflecting love, adventure, and human experience, featuring both famous authors and anonymous works. The opening of the collection sets the stage by introducing a well-structured index of first lines from the poems featured within. This index not only provides easy navigation but also showcases the extensive range of themes present in the poems, from love and nature to tales of valor and loss. The initial poems delve into sentiments of love and loss, illustrated by lyrical expressions that embody the emotional landscape of both individual experiences and broader humanistic themes. The opening clearly establishes the anthology as a vibrant testament to the rich tradition of English lyrical poetry. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Compiler: Crosland, T. W. H. (Thomas William Hodgson), 1865-1924
EBook No.: 22223
Published: Aug 2, 2007
Downloads: 86
Language: English
Subject: Ballads, English -- Texts
Subject: Songs, English -- Texts
LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.