{"product_id":"childs-unfinished-masterpiece-9780252035944","title":"Childs Unfinished Masterpiece","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn in-depth analysis of the creation of Child's opus, The English and Scottish Popular Ballads\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This monument of research, synthesis, and reflection is a groundbreaking book that stands as its own major contribution to folklore and ballad studies and serves as a stimulus for further research--just as Child's own titanic work has done. I learned many things from this book, as will anyone who opens its pages.\"--Maureen N. McLane, author of \u003ci\u003eBalladeering, Minstrelsy, and the Making of British Romantic Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"A key text for English-language ballad studies.\"--\u003ci\u003eVictorian Studies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An important resource.  Brown's project gives Anglo-American folksong scholarship a formidable point of reference to reexamine Child's ongoing impact on song scholarship and practice.\"--\u003ci\u003eJournal of Folklore Research\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This illuminating study captures the richness of Francis James Child's labors on \u003ci\u003eThe English and Scottish Popular Ballads\u003c\/i\u003e through a patient scrutiny of his vast correspondence with a host of collaborators. In tracing Child's conclusions about the ballads, Brown provides valuable analysis of the letters that will be appreciated by ballad scholars, folklorists, and scholars of literature alike.\"--James Porter, founding editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Garland Encyclopedia of World Music\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I did not anticipate that a book about the writing of an earlier book, albeit a classic collection, could be so interesting, engaging, informative and exciting as this one. . . .Brown adds new material and insights, and brings the story together in a unified whole that is compelling, insightful, sometimes surprising, and beautifully written.\"--\u003ci\u003eFolklore\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments   ix\u003cbr\u003e Prelude; The Project   1\u003cbr\u003e 1. The Man -- Francis James Child   7\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE ENGLISH AND SCOTTISH POPULAR BALLADS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Description   71\u003cbr\u003e 3. The History of the Book -- Child's Great Temptation   78\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCHILD'S GALLANT ARMY OF AUXILIARIES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 4. The Transatlantic Collaborators   159\u003cbr\u003e 5. William Macmath -- Partner in the Ballad Cause   186\u003cbr\u003e 6. George Lyman Kittredge -- Literary Executor Extraordinaire   213\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Postlude: Child's Ballad Concept Redux   231\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Appendix A. Wanted, Old Ballads   249\u003cbr\u003e Appendix B. Invitation   251\u003cbr\u003e Appendix C. Prospectus   258\u003cbr\u003e Appendix D. Rejected Pieces   260\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography   265\u003cbr\u003e Index   275\u003cbr\u003e  ","brand":"University of Illinois Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400425906519,"sku":"9780252035944","price":33.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780252035944.jpg?v=1730470654","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/childs-unfinished-masterpiece-9780252035944","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}