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Languages : en
Pages : 564
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Transactions of the National Eisteddfod of Wales, Cardiff, Aug. 6-9, 1883
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Languages : en
Pages : 564
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Languages : en
Pages : 564
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The National Union Catalog, Pre-1956 Imprints
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Category : Union catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 712
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Category : Union catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 712
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The National Union Catalog, Pre-1956 Imprints
Author: Library of Congress
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Category : Catalogs, Union
Languages : en
Pages : 712
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Category : Catalogs, Union
Languages : en
Pages : 712
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Stars and Ribbons
Author: Rhiannon Ifans
Publisher: University of Wales Press
ISBN: 1786838265
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 401
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Wassail songs are part of Welsh folk culture, but what exactly are they? When are they sung? Why? And where do stars and pretty ribbons fit in? This study addresses these questions, identifying and discussing the various forms of winter wassailing found in Wales in times past and present. It focuses specifically on the Welsh poetry written over the centuries at the celebration of several rituals – most particularly at Christmas, the turn of the year, and on Twelfth Night – which served a distinct purpose. The winter wassailing aspired to improve the quality of the earth’s fertility in three specific spheres: the productivity of the land, the animal kingdom, and the human race. This volume provides a rich collection of Welsh songs in their original language, translated into English for the first time, and with musical notation. It also provides a comprehensive analysis of these poems and of the society in which they were sung.
Publisher: University of Wales Press
ISBN: 1786838265
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 401
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Wassail songs are part of Welsh folk culture, but what exactly are they? When are they sung? Why? And where do stars and pretty ribbons fit in? This study addresses these questions, identifying and discussing the various forms of winter wassailing found in Wales in times past and present. It focuses specifically on the Welsh poetry written over the centuries at the celebration of several rituals – most particularly at Christmas, the turn of the year, and on Twelfth Night – which served a distinct purpose. The winter wassailing aspired to improve the quality of the earth’s fertility in three specific spheres: the productivity of the land, the animal kingdom, and the human race. This volume provides a rich collection of Welsh songs in their original language, translated into English for the first time, and with musical notation. It also provides a comprehensive analysis of these poems and of the society in which they were sung.
Valleys of Song
Author: Gareth Williams
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 268
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Like all clichés, Wales as 'the Land of Song' has a solid basis in historical fact. Welsh choral singing was a form of popular culture in the nineteenth century. Crowds followed the choirs in even greater numbers than in football matches, and Eisteddfod competitions frequently became 'choral bull-fights' where keenly honed rivalries spilled over into betting, missile throwing, assaults on adjudicators and general violence. This is the story of Wales as the 'the Land of Song' as it has never been told before - colourful, dramatic and uplifting. Vividly written in a lucid style by an accomplished social and cultural historian, this is a celebration of the land of song in its hey-day that will appeal to a wide audience
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 268
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Like all clichés, Wales as 'the Land of Song' has a solid basis in historical fact. Welsh choral singing was a form of popular culture in the nineteenth century. Crowds followed the choirs in even greater numbers than in football matches, and Eisteddfod competitions frequently became 'choral bull-fights' where keenly honed rivalries spilled over into betting, missile throwing, assaults on adjudicators and general violence. This is the story of Wales as the 'the Land of Song' as it has never been told before - colourful, dramatic and uplifting. Vividly written in a lucid style by an accomplished social and cultural historian, this is a celebration of the land of song in its hey-day that will appeal to a wide audience
Subject Index of the Modern Works Added to the Library of the British Museum in the Years 1881-1900
Author: British Museum. Department of Printed Books
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Category : Subject catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 958
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Category : Subject catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 958
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Subject Index of the Modern Works Added to the Library of the British Museum in the Years ...
Author: British Museum. Department of Printed Books
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Category : Subject catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 956
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Category : Subject catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 956
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Subject Index of Modern Books Acquired
Author: British Library
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Languages : en
Pages : 954
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Languages : en
Pages : 954
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Subject Index of the Modern Works Added to the Library of the British Museum in the Years ...
Author: British Museum
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Category : Best books
Languages : en
Pages : 956
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Category : Best books
Languages : en
Pages : 956
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Dictionary of National Biography
Author: Leslie Stephen
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 462
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 462
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