Thesis
From the stage to the street: theatre music and the broadside ballad in London, 1797-1844
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The broadside ballad was a type of cheap literature that appeared after the invention of Gutenberg’s moveable-type technology (c.1450); it soon proliferated in Europe—particularly in Britain, where it thrived for nearly 400 years. British broadsides were typically printed with strophic verses on a single-sided sheet, which also featured a woodcut illustration and a tune reference (suggesting a common or popular melody to which the verses could be sung). As a form of cheap literature, the b...
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Bibliographic Details
- Type of award:
- DPhil
- Level of award:
- Doctoral
- Awarding institution:
- University of Oxford
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- Language:
- English
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- Deposit date:
- 2020-02-27
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- Copyright holder:
- Bartlett, G
- Copyright date:
- 2019
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