Chosen By Song Part I Of The Saga Of Song
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Chosen By Song Part I Of The Saga Of Song
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Author : Matthew Medsger
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2015-10-05
Chosen By Song Part I Of The Saga Of Song written by Matthew Medsger and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-10-05 with Fiction categories.
Max always thought going on an adventure would be fun; he had read about them in stories his entire life. He didn't expect the danger or terror of actually going on one to be so complete. Now Max finds he is far from home, in a land filled with fairies and dragons, dwarves and robots. The Emperor of the mighty Imperium hunts him for unknown reasons, a powerful and ancient witch bargains for his immortal soul, and a talkative, southern-gentleman cat bosses him around, but all Max wants is to go home. In the end, Max will have a choice to make; to run away, like he always does, or to stand and fight for those who need him. No matter what he does, no matter how far he runs, for better or worse, Maximus Wyatt Goodspeed is: Chosen By Song. By Matthew Medsger Illustrated by John Corey Luebbers Chosen By Song is the first part of the Saga of Song. www.SagaofSong.com
The Selected Works Of Andrew Lang
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Author : Andrew Lang
language : en
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
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The Selected Works Of Andrew Lang written by Andrew Lang and has been published by Library of Alexandria this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with Fiction categories.
When the learned first gave serious attention to popular ballads, from the time of Percy to that of Scott, they laboured under certain disabilities. The Comparative Method was scarcely understood, and was little practised. Editors were content to study the ballads of their own countryside, or, at most, of Great Britain. Teutonic and Northern parallels to our ballads were then adduced, as by Scott and Jamieson. It was later that the ballads of Europe, from the Faroes to Modern Greece, were compared with our own, with EuropeanMärchen, or children’s tales, and with the popular songs, dances, and traditions of classical and savage peoples. The results of this more recent comparison may be briefly stated. Poetry begins, as Aristotle says, in improvisation. Every man is his own poet, and, in moments of stronge motion, expresses himself in song. A typical example is the Song of Lamech in Genesis—“I have slain a man to my wounding, And a young man to my hurt.” Instances perpetually occur in the Sagas: Grettir, Egil, Skarphedin, are always singing. In Kidnapped, Mr. Stevenson introduces “The Song of the Sword of Alan,” a fine example of Celtic practice: words and air are beaten out together, in the heat of victory. In the same way, the women sang improvised dirges, like Helen; lullabies, like the lullaby of Danae in Simonides, and flower songs, as in modern Italy. Every function of life, war, agriculture, the chase, had its appropriate magical and mimetic dance and song, as in Finland, among Red Indians, and among Australian blacks. “The deeds of men” were chanted by heroes, as by Achilles; stories were told in alternate verse and prose; girls, like Homer’s Nausicaa, accompanied dance and ball play, priests and medicine-men accompanied rites and magical ceremonies by songs. These practices are world-wide, and world-old. The thoroughly popular songs, thus evolved, became the rude material of a professional class of minstrels, when these arose, as in the heroic age of Greece. A minstrel might be attached to a Court, or a noble; or he might go wandering with song and harp among the people. In either case, this class of men developed more regular and ample measures. They evolved the hexameter; the laisse of the Chansons de Geste; the strange technicalities of Scandinavian poetry; the metres of Vedic hymns; the choral odes of Greece. The narrative popular chant became in their hands the Epic, or the mediaeval rhymed romance. The metre of improvised verse changed into the artistic lyric. These lyric forms were fixed, in many cases, by the art of writing. But poetry did not remain solely in professional and literary hands. The mediaeval minstrels and jongleurs (who may best be studied in Léon Gautier’s Introduction to his Epopées Françaises) sang in Court and Camp. The poorer, less regular brethren of the art, harped and played conjuring tricks, in farm and grange, or at street corners. The foreign newer metres took the place of the old alliterative English verse. But unprofessional men and women did not cease to make and sing.
Song Lyrics And Literary History
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Author : Gunilla Hermansson
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2025-06-12
Song Lyrics And Literary History written by Gunilla Hermansson and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2025-06-12 with Literary Criticism categories.
Paving new paths for the study of the history of literature, this study explores the intricate networks of one single poem across two centuries – the 'Vårvindar friska', a poem meant to be sung. The Swedish song 'Vårvindar friska' (Fresh Spring Breezes) started its public life in 1828 between the covers of a book, as a poem written to a traditional melody. Since then, it has been reprinted, translated, performed, and used in the most surprising contexts, in different corners of the world. This particular case may be rather exceptional, but Gunilla Hermansson argues that the underlying dynamics are not – and yet they have been underexposed in studies of literary history. This exploration of 'Vårvindar friska' reveals the rich and intricate network of one text and uncovers new facets of how people have engaged with word art in their everyday lives in the modern era. This network includes untraditional yet widespread uses of poetry and lyrics in lonely hearts columns and railway work – and seemingly strange bedfellows, such as a constellation of Nordic 'folk songs' and American plantation songs. The afterlives of this song evoke questions concerning class, gender, race, citizenship, technology, and modernity from new angles, as well as theoretical and methodological questions of circulation, textual instability, canonization, paradigmatic turns, uses and 'misuses'. Song Lyrics and Literary History demonstrates how poetry is transformed when shared across time, borders, media and social and ideological divides. Being attentive to poetry-meant-to-be-sung, Hermansson argues, opens to a fuller and more representative picture of the cultural history of literature.
The Oral Tradition Of Yangzhou Storytelling
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Author : Vibeke Børdahl
language : en
Publisher: Psychology Press
Release Date : 1996
The Oral Tradition Of Yangzhou Storytelling written by Vibeke Børdahl and has been published by Psychology Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
This text examines the traditional oral narrative of the Yangzi delta.
Chosen Peoples
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Author : Israel Zangwill
language : en
Publisher: DigiCat
Release Date : 2022-09-16
Chosen Peoples written by Israel Zangwill and has been published by DigiCat this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-09-16 with Philosophy categories.
Israel Zangwill's 'Chosen Peoples' is a compelling exploration of the concept of chosenness across different cultures and religions. Drawing on historical and literary sources, Zangwill examines the idea of a people selected by destiny or deity, and how this belief has shaped societies throughout history. Zangwill's writing is rich with philosophical insights and social commentary, making 'Chosen Peoples' a thought-provoking read that challenges readers to reexamine their own ideas about chosenness and identity. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in theology, history, or cultural studies. Zangwill's eloquent prose and deep understanding of his subject make 'Chosen Peoples' a valuable contribution to the study of religious and cultural identity. By delving into the complexities of chosenness, Zangwill prompts readers to question their own assumptions and beliefs, leading to a deeper understanding of the role that this concept plays in shaping individual and collective identities.
Giving Voice To Traditional Songs
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Author : Jean Redpath
language : en
Publisher: Univ of South Carolina Press
Release Date : 2018-05-31
Giving Voice To Traditional Songs written by Jean Redpath and has been published by Univ of South Carolina Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-05-31 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The singer tells her story from Scottish childhood to success on the Greenwich Village folk scene and beyond, and shares her passion for traditional music. Jean Redpath is best remembered for her impressive repertoire of ancient ballads, Robert Burns songs, and contemporary folk music, recorded and performed over a career spanning some fifty years. In this book, Mark Brownrigg captures Redpath’s idiosyncratic and often humorous voice through his interviews with her during the last eighteen months of her life. Here Redpath reflects on her humble beginnings, her Scottish heritage, her life’s journey, and her mission of preserving, performing, and teaching traditional song. A native of Edinburgh, Redpath was raised in a family of singers of traditional Scots songs. She broadened her knowledge through work with the Edinburgh Folk Society and Scottish studies at Edinburgh University, but prior to graduation, she abandoned academia to follow her passion of singing. Her independent spirit took her to the United States, where she found commercial success amid the Greenwich Village folk-music revival in New York in the 1960s—and shared a house and concert stages with Bob Dylan and Ramblin’ Jack Elliott. Soon a rave review in the New York Times launched her career and led to wide recognition as a true voice of traditional Scottish songs. As a regular on Garrison Keillor’s A Prairie Home Companion and a guest on Late Show with David Letterman, Redpath endeared herself to millions with her soft melodies and amusing tales—and her extraordinary career and extensive knowledge of traditional Scottish music history earned her prestigious university appointments, a performance for Queen Elizabeth II, and induction into the Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame. This is her remarkable story.
The Skin That We Speak
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Author : Lisa Delpit
language : en
Publisher: New Press/ORIM
Release Date : 2013-04-09
The Skin That We Speak written by Lisa Delpit and has been published by New Press/ORIM this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-04-09 with Education categories.
“Lucid, accessible” research on classroom language bias for educators and “parents concerned about questions of power and control in public schools” (Publishers Weekly). In this collection of twelve essays, MacArthur Fellow Lisa Delpit and Kent State University Associate Professor Joanne Kilgour Dowdy take a critical look at the issues of language and dialect in the education system. The Skin That We Speak moves beyond the highly charged war of idioms to present teachers and parents with a thoughtful exploration of the varieties of English spoken today. At a time when children who don’t speak formal English are written off in our schools, and when the class- and race-biased language used to describe those children determines their fate, The Skin That We Speak offers a cutting-edge look at this all-important aspect of education. Including groundbreaking work by Herbert Kohl, Gloria J. Ladson-Billings, and Victoria Purcell-Gates, as well as classic texts by Geneva Smitherman and Asa Hilliard, this volume of writing is what Black Issues Book Review calls “an essential text.” “The book is aimed at helping educators learn to make use of cultural differences apparent in language to educate children, but its content guarantees broader appeal.” —Booklist “An honest, much-needed look at one of the most crucial issues in education today.” —Jackson Advocate
Peter Maxwell Davies Selected Writings
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Author : Peter Maxwell Davies
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2018
Peter Maxwell Davies Selected Writings written by Peter Maxwell Davies and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
A varied and wide-ranging collection in which the celebrated post-war composer Peter Maxwell Davies presents his work and his opinions.
Any Way The Wind Blows
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Author : Rainbow Rowell
language : en
Publisher: Wednesday Books
Release Date : 2021-07-06
Any Way The Wind Blows written by Rainbow Rowell and has been published by Wednesday Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-07-06 with Young Adult Fiction categories.
New York Times bestselling author Rainbow Rowell's epic fantasy, the Simon Snow trilogy, concludes with Any Way the Wind Blows. In Carry On, Simon Snow and his friends realized that everything they thought they understood about the world might be wrong. And in Wayward Son, they wondered whether everything they understood about themselves might be wrong. Now, Simon and Baz and Penelope and Agatha must decide how to move forward. For Simon, that means choosing whether he still wants to be part of the World of Mages — and if he doesn't, what does that mean for his relationship with Baz? Meanwhile Baz is bouncing between two family crises and not finding any time to talk to anyone about his newfound vampire knowledge. Penelope would love to help, but she's smuggled an American Normal into London, and now she isn't sure what to do with him. And Agatha? Well, Agatha Wellbelove has had enough. Any Way the Wind Blows takes the gang back to England, back to Watford, and back to their families for their longest and most emotionally wrenching adventure yet. This book is a finale. It tells secrets and answers questions and lays ghosts to rest. The Simon Snow Trilogy was conceived as a book about Chosen One stories; Any Way the Wind Blows is an ending about endings—about catharsis and closure, and how we choose to move on from the traumas and triumphs that try to define us.
Song On Record Volume 1 Lieder
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Author : Alan Blyth
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2006-11-02
Song On Record Volume 1 Lieder written by Alan Blyth and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-11-02 with Music categories.
A history of the Lied and its interpretation, with a guide to available recordings.