Literacy and Orality in Eighteenth-Century Irish Song

By Julie Henigan | Publisher: Taylor and Francis

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Focusing on several distinct genres of eighteenth-century Irish song, Henigan demonstrates in each case that the interaction between the elite and vernacular, the written and oral, is pervasive and characteristic of the Irish song tradition to the present day.

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Focusing on several distinct genres of eighteenth-century Irish song, Henigan demonstrates in each case that the interaction between the elite and vernacular, the written and oral, is pervasive and characteristic of the Irish song tradition to the present day.

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Focusing on several distinct genres of eighteenth-century Irish song, Henigan demonstrates in each case that the interaction between the elite and vernacular, the written and oral, is pervasive and characteristic of the Irish song tradition to the present day.

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Biography, Literature and Literary studies > Literature: history and criticism

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Is Literacy and Orality in Eighteenth-Century Irish Song part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?

Yes it is a part of series Poetry and Song in the Age of Revolution

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Julie Henigan

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Taylor and Francis

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Literacy and Orality in Eighteenth-Century Irish Song is available as ebook(ISBN 9781317320678) and pdf(ISBN 9781317320685)