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100 1 _aBorrow, George,
_d1803-1881
245 1 4 _aThe King's Wake, and Other Ballads
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2008
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2008-12-04
505 0 _aThe King's wake -- Swayne Felding -- Innocence defamed.
508 _aTranscribed from the 1913 Thomas J. Wise pamphlet by David Price. Many thanks to Norfolk and Norwich Millennium Library, UK, for kindly supplying the images from which this transcription was made
520 _a"The King's Wake, and Other Ballads" by George Borrow is a collection of ballads written during the early 20th century. This anthology reflects Borrow's fascination with folklore and poetry, drawing on themes of love, honor, and tragedy through various traditional narratives. The work exemplifies the blending of historical storytelling with lyrical expression, offering insights into human emotions and cultural values. The collection features various ballads, with "The King's Wake" standing out as a poignant narrative. In this tale, a young maiden named Signelil seeks permission from her mother to attend a royal wake, eager to join the festive atmosphere. Despite her mother's initial resistance, she is eventually allowed to go. At the wake, the King invites her to dance, leading to a tragic turn when she is mistakenly killed by the Queen, highlighting themes of innocence and the dire consequences of jealousy. The other ballads in the collection similarly explore struggles, deep emotions, and moral lessons, often steeped in mystical and folkloric elements that enrich the overarching narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aBallads
653 _aEnglish poetry
700 1 _aWise, Thomas James,
_d1859-1937
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/27409
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