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Desire, drink and death in English folk and vernacular song, 1600-1900

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Desire, drink and death in English folk and vernacular song, 1600-1900 / Vic Gammon.
Author
Gammon, Vic.
Publication
Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, c2008.

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xvii, 264 p. : ill., music; 25 cm.
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Contents
Song, sex and society in England, 1600-1850 -- Such a merry tune : music, musical instruments and dance as sexual symbols -- Echoes of the siren : music, charm, and seduction in British traditional songs and ballads -- 'Nothing like drinking' : English vernacular song and strong drink -- Singing and popular funeral practices in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries -- Child death -- Song, experience and authenticity.
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JME 08-443
ISBN
  • 9780754660941 (alk. paper)
  • 075466094X (alk. paper)
LCCN
2007023670
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Author
Gammon, Vic.
Title
Desire, drink and death in English folk and vernacular song, 1600-1900 / Vic Gammon.
Imprint
Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, c2008.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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JME 08-443
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