[ 3 Vol. complete ] Reliques of Ancient English Poetry. Consisting of Old Heroic Ballads, Songs, and Other Pieces of Our Earlier Poets, Together with Some Few of Later Date. Edited, with a general introduction, additional prefaces, notes, glossary, etc., by Henry B. Wheatley, F.S.A. in three volumes.

Percy, Thomas and Henry B. Wheatley (ed.):

Edité par New York: Dover Publications, 1966

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Vol. 1: xcvii, 458 p., Vol. 2: vii, 397 p., Vol. 3: vii, 423 p. DREI BÄNDE. Die Seiten sind papierbedingt leicht nachgedunkelt, ansonsten sehr gute und saubere Exemplare ohne Anstreichungen. / THREE VOLUMES. The pages are slightly darkened due to paper, otherwise very good and clean copies without markings. -- CONTENTS OF VOLUME THE FIRST. -- EDITOR'S Preface -- GENERAL INTRODUCTION. -- The Minstrels -- Ballads and Ballad Writers -- Imitators and Forgers -- Authenticity of Certain Ballads -- Preservers of the Ballads -- Life of Percy -- Folio MS. and the Reliques -- Ballad Literature since Percy -- Dedications -- Advertisement to the fourth edition -- Preface -- BOOK THE FIRST. -- 1. The ancient Ballad of Chevy-chase -- 2. The Battle of Otterbourne -- Illustration of the Names in the foregoing ballads -- 3. The Jew's Daughter. A Scottish Ballad -- 4. Sir Cauline. -- Copy from the Folio MS. -- 5. Edward, Edward. A Scottish Ballad -- 6. King Estmere -- On the word Termagant -- Sir Patrick Spence. A Scottish Ballad -- 7. 8. Robin Hood and Guy of Gisborne -- 9. An Elegy on Henry Fourth, Earl of Northumberland, -- by Skelton -- 10. The Tower of Doctrine, by Stephen Hawes. -- 11. The Child of Elle -- Fragment from the Folio MS. -- 12. Edom o' Gordon. A Scottish Ballad Captain Carre, from the Folio MS. -- BOOK THE SECOND. -- (Containing Ballads that illustrate Shakespeare.) -- 1. Adam Bell, Clym of the Clough, and William of Cloudesley -- 2. The aged Lover renounceth Love, by Lord Vaux -- 3. Jephthah judge of Israel -- 4. A Robyn Jolly Robyn -- 5. A Song to the lute in musicke, by R. Edwards -- 6. King Cophetua and the Beggar-maid 7. Take thy old cloak about thee -- 8. Willow, Willow, Willow 9. Sir Lancelot du Lake -- 10. Corydon's Farewell to Phillis The Ballad of constant Susanna -- 11. Gernutus the Jew of Venice -- 12. The passionate Shepherd to his Love, by Marlowe The Nymph's Reply, by Sir W. Raleigh -- 13. Titus Andronicus's Complaint -- 14. Take those lips away -- 15. King Leir and his three daughters -- 16. Youth and Age, by Shakespeare -- 17. The Frolicksome Duke, or the Tinker's good Fortune -- 18. The Friar of Orders Gray, by Percy -- BOOK THE THIRD. -- 1. The more modern Ballad of Chevy-chace Illustration of the Northern Names -- 2. Death's final Conquest, by James Shirley 3. -- The Rising in the North Copy from the Folio MS -- 4. Northumberland betrayed by Douglas -- Copy from the Folio MS. -- 5. My Mind to me a Kingdom is, by Sir Edward Dyer -- 6. The Patient Countess, by W. Warner -- 7. Dowsabell, by M. Drayton -- 8. The Farewell to Love, from Beaumont and Fletcher -- 9. Ulysses and the Syren, by S. Daniel -- 10. Cupid's Pastime, by Davison -- 11. The character of a happy life, by Sir H. Wotton -- 12. Gilderoy. A Scottish Ballad -- 13. Winifreda -- 14. The Witch of Wokey -- 15. Bryan and Pereene. A West Indian Ballad, by Dr. -- Grainger -- 16. Gentle River, Gentle River. Translated from the Spanish -- 17. Alcanzor and Zayda, a Moorish Tale -- APPENDIX I. -- An Essay on the Ancient Minstrels in England -- Notes and Illustrations -- APPENDIX II. -- On the Origin of the English Stage, &c. -- Index to Vol. I. -- CONTENTS OF VOLUME THE SECOND. -- BOOK THE FIRST. -- I. -- RICHARD of Almaigne -- 2. On the Death of K. Edward the First -- 3. An original Ballad by Chaucer -- 4. The Turnament of Tottenham -- 5. For the Victory at Agincourt -- 6. The Not-Browne Mayd -- 7. A balet, by the Earl Rivers. -- 8. Cupid's Assault: by Lord Vaux -- 9. Sir Aldingar -- Copy from the Folio MS. -- 10. The Gaberlunyie man. A Scottish Song -- 11. On Thomas Lord Cromwell -- 12. Harpalus. An Ancient English Pastoral -- 13. Robin and Makyne. An Ancient Scottish Pastoral -- 14. Gentle Herdsman, tell to me -- 15. K. Edward IV. and the Tanner of Tamworth -- 16. As ye came from the Holy Land. -- Copy from the Folio MS. -- 17. Hardyknute. A Scottish Fragment -- BOOK THE SECOND. -- 1. A Ballad of Luther, the Pope, a Cardinal, and a Hus- bandman -- 2. John.

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• Titre: [ 3 Vol. complete ] Reliques of Ancient English Poetry. Consisting of Old Heroic Ballads, Songs, and Other Pieces of Our Earlier Poets, Together with Some Few of Later Date. Edited, with a general introduction, additional prefaces, notes, glossary, etc., by Henry B. Wheatley, F.S.A. in three volumes.
• Éditeur: New York: Dover Publications
• Date de parution: 1966
• Langue: anglais
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