Recentering Anglo/American Folksong
Roger Dev Renwick · 2002
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"A wealth of texts of British and Anglo/North American folksong has long been accessible in both published and archival sources. For two centuries these texts have energized scholarship. Yet in the past three decades this material has languished, as literary theory has held sway over textual study. In this crusading book Roger deV. Renwick argues that the business of folksong scholars is to explain folksong. Folklorists must liberate the material's own voice rather than impose theories that are personally compelling or appealing." "To that end, Renwick presents a case study in each of five essays to demonstrate the scholarly value of approaching this material through close readings and comparatives analysis."--BOOK JACKET.
Book details
- Year
- 2002
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- University Press of Mississippi
- Editions
- 1
- Pages
- 183
- ISBN
- 9781578063932
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