| Title:  |
Songs of Irish rebellion: Political street ballads and rebel songs, 1780-1900 |
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Author:  |
Zimmerman, George-Denis |
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Contributor:  |
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Publisher:  |
Allen Figgis |
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Place of Publication:  |
Dublin |
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Date of Publication:  |
1967 |
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Original Date of Publ:  |
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Publication Number:  |
LCCCN 67:21410 |
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Number of Pages:  |
342 p. |
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Binding Style:  |
Hardbound |
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Dimensions:  |
9 in. |
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Contents:  |
Part I: Blind violence and vain hopes -- Popular nationalism and unsuccessful risings -- Political realism and blood sacrifice -- Romantic patriotism and literary imitations of street balladry -- The form of the songs; Part II: A selection of Irish political songs and ballads; Part III: The songs of the "loyal" party. |
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Notes:  |
Includes bibliography (p. 321-334), Index of songs (p. 335-340), and Index of names (p. 341-342). Based on his PhD thesis for teh University of Geneva. Contains mostly song-texts, but includes musical notation for some of the songs. |
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Format:  |
Book |
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Subject - Culture:  |
Irish |
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Subject - Time:  |
19th century |
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Subject - Topic:  |
Politics, Protest songs, Ballads, Street music |
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Subject - Instrument:  |
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Subject - Genre:  |
Song book, Dissertation |