“Let me tell you my life in a song”. On Autobiography and Begging in Broadside Ballads of the Blind
What can street ballads tell us about the lives and realities of “common people”, of experiences “from below”? This article discusses the functional aesthetics and social context of one particular genre that has circulated in ephemeral song prints (skillingtryck) in Sweden: beggar verses of the blin...
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| Language: | English |
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University of Groningen Press
2018-05-01
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| Series: | European Journal of Life Writing |
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| Online Access: | https://ejlw.eu/article/view/31501 |