William Motherwell's Cultural Politics.

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William Motherwell (1797-1835), journalist, poet, man-of-letters, wit, civil servant, and outspoken conservative, published his anthology of ballads, Minstrelsy: Ancient and Modern, in 1827. His views on authenticity, editorial practice, the nature of oral transmission, and the importance of sung pe...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Brown, Mary Ellen
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, 2015.
Subjects:
Motherwell, William, > 1797-1835 > Criticism and interpretation.
Motherwell, William, > 1797-1835
1800-1899
Politics and literature > Scotland > History > 19th century.
Politique et littérature > Écosse > Histoire > 19e siècle.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Intellectual life
Politics and literature
Scotland > Intellectual life > 19th century.
Écosse > Vie intellectuelle > 19e siècle.
Scotland
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents ; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Toward a Biographical Social History; Chapter 1: Gulielmus Motherwell, Willyan Moderwell, William Motherwell; Chapter 2: Politics; Chapter 3: The Poet; Chapter 4: The Ballad Errantry; Chapter 5: The Death of Literature; Chapter 6: Les Bons Mots; Chapter 7: Play; Chapter 8: But Who Was William Motherwell?; Appendix 1: Informants and Items; Appendix 2: Drafts on Variation; Appendix 3: Memoirs of a Paisley Bail; Appendix 4: Motherwell's Affiliations and Associates.
  • Appendix 5: Annotations Relating to Motherwell's AssociatesNotes; Bibliography; Index.

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