Historical ballad poetry of Ireland

By M J Brown and M.J. Brown

Book Overview

Ireland's past sings on the page. Songs that remember, and resist. In Historical ballad poetry of Ireland, M. J Brown gathers historical ballad poetry that carries battles, betrayals, exile, and devotion in the direct, memorable shapes of song. Read it as a complete irish ballads collection or dip in for traditional folk song lyrics that still pulse with wit and grief. These are patriotic irish songs and celtic folklore ballads side by side: the public and the haunted, the march and the fireside. As irish history in verse, the poems keep faith with local detail - surnames, rivers, townlands - and open a vivid route into victorian era ireland and older layers of experience. For readers who love thomas moore irish melodies or the later, yeats-inspired celtic verse, this celtic ireland poetry shows the shared soil those traditions draw from. Ballads once carried news faster than print, and they preserved what official records overlooked. That cultural weight gives this volume lasting literary and historical significance, whether you come for melody, story, or language. You can hear the performance behind the lines: refrain, lament, satire, and the steady beat of communal memory in Ireland. A valuable irish studies course reading and a poetry anthology for students, it also rewards the casual browser and the classic-literature collector. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 935370958X
• ISBN13: 9789353709587
• Release Date: June 2019
• Publisher: Alpha Edition
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"