Bartlett Jere Whiting (1904–1995)
Autore di Traditional British Ballads
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Opere di Bartlett Jere Whiting
The College Survey of English Literature, Volume Two: The Romantic Period, The Victorian Period, The Contemporary… (1942) 13 copie
The College Survey of English Literature, Volume One(1): The Early Period, The Sixteenth Century, The Seventeenth… (1942) 11 copie
Proverbs, sentences, and proverbial phrases; from English writings mainly before 1500 (1968) 8 copie
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- Nome canonico
- Whiting, Bartlett Jere
- Data di nascita
- 1904
- Data di morte
- 1995
- Sesso
- male
- Attività lavorative
- professor (English)
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Proverbs, sentences, and proverbial phrases from… di Bartlett Jere Whiting
Ex-lib. Whitmore Library, Salt Lake County Library System (Utah)
This is a good selection of traditional English and Scottish ballads, each provided with a brief scholarly introduction on sources and historical basis if any. American analogs are mentioned but not given in full. Th e ballads are divided into topical sections, romantic, tragic( a large group), historical, outlaw (2 Robin Hood ballads, Robin and Guy of Gisbourne and Robin and the Monk, plus Johnnie Cock, a poacher who dies fighting 7 foresters), supernatural, (another large category) and humorous (only three "Our Goodman" " The Farmer's Cursed Wife" , and "Get Up and Bar the Door"). All are well-chosen and effective.… (altro)
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- 9
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- 2
- Utenti
- 138
- Popolarità
- #148,171
- Voto
- 4.4
- Recensioni
- 2
- ISBN
- 12
- Lingue
- 2