02045cam a22003253u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000290011324500190014226400510016130000470021233600260025933700260028533800360031149000270034750000310037450800990040552010390050453400450154365300440158883000270163285600430165999900170170229713UtSlPG20260610133657.0mcr n260607r2009||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPR1 aGeddie, John,d1848-193714aThe Balladists 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2009  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier1 aFamous Scots Series, 6  aRelease date is 2009-08-17  aProduced by Susan Skinner and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net  a"The Balladists" by John Geddie is a literary exploration focused on the Scottish ballad form, written in the late 19th century. This work serves as an informative study bridging the beauty and characteristics of Scottish ballads with their historical and cultural significance. Geddie emphasizes the collective voice of the nameless poets who contributed to this rich oral tradition.   At the start of the book, the author introduces the essence of Scottish balladry, highlighting its characteristics, growth, and historical context. He notes the enigmatic nature of the balladists, primarily their anonymity, and discusses how the ballads capture the emotions and experiences of the people from whom they originated. Geddie further illustrates that these traditional songs reflect deep-rooted themes of love, tragedy, and the supernatural while emphasizing that the true strength of these ballads lies in their ability to connect generations through oral recitation and cultural memory. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aBallads, Scots -- History and criticism 0aFamous Scots Series, 640uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/29713  c70561d70561