Irish Minstrelsy Being a Selection of Irish Songs, Lyrics and Ballads Original and Translated [Paperback]

H. Halliday Sparling (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 20, 2004

1887. From the Introduction: In the small volume to which these pages are prefixed, an attempt has been made to present such a collection from the lyric wealth of Ireland as would fulfill two distinct important functions-the furnishing to all readers a fairly adequate opportunity of judging Irish character as it is shown in the most self-revealing of all means of expression; and the providing Irish readers with a book that, in its scope and completeness, might take rank on their shelves with Gavan Duffy's Ballad Poetry and the Spirit of the Nation. This twofold aim, ambitious though it be, has been kept steadily in view; every song, ballad, or lyric is by an Irish writer, upon an Irish theme, and clearly Celtic in thought and feeling. Wherever possible it is one, also, that has actually been popular among the peasantry, who have always been the depository of the song, music, and story, that are now finding securer keeping in printed books.

Product Details

• Paperback: 392 pages
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing, LLC (September 20, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1417947675
• ISBN-13: 978-1417947676
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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