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Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886)

by Evelyn Lilian Hazeldine Carrington contessa Martinengo-Cesaresco

Level C1 · AdvancedHistorical18 chapters
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Delve into the vanished world of folk-songs, exploring how ancient tales and melodies carry the imagination and traditions of peoples whose histories live only in memory and oral art. Uncover the secrets and spirits behind these fading cultural treasures.

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18 chapters in all. The first chapter is free to read with no account.

02ESSAYS IN THE STUDY OF FOLK-SONGS.
03COUNTESS EVELYN MARTINENGO-CESARESCO.
04INTRODUCTION.
05THE INSPIRATION OF DEATH IN FOLK-POETRY.
06NATURE IN FOLK-SONGS.
07ARMENIAN FOLK-SONGS.
08VENETIAN FOLK-SONGS.
09SICILIAN FOLK-SONG.
10GREEK SONGS OF CALABRIA.
11FOLK SONGS OF PROVENCE.
12THE WHITE PATERNOSTER.

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