The tenth-century Old English lament and twentieth-century blues song each speak the language of a distinct poetic tradition, yet the voices are remarkably similar in their emotive expression of loneliness. This innovative study juxtaposes the texts of each corpus to explore the features that characterize their vocal poetics
| ISBN: | 9781403962911 |
| Publication date: | 24th March 2009 |
| Author: | M G McGeachy |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan an imprint of Palgrave Macmillan US |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 182 pages |
| Series: | The New Middle Ages |
| Genres: |
European history: medieval period, middle ages Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval Literary studies: poetry and poets Music Literature: history and criticism |