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Medieval ballads, Ballads across the centuries, Lord Randal - Coggle…
Medieval ballads
Both dialogue and narration
no first person
No opinions and reactions about the content
Not only real characters, but also supernatural creatures
Ballads classified by themes
Ballads of outlaws - Robin Hood
Ballads of magic
Border ballads - rivalty England and Scotland
Ballads of love
It has no moral aim
Not a continuous sequence of events
Four-line stanza - often (spesso) ABCB
Ballads across the centuries
takes from
riddle songs
popular stories
romances
carols
found in all Europe and in multiple languages - from the Middle Ages to present day
16th century: no more old-style romances and minstrels
17th-18th centuries: comeback of magic and supernatural
End of 19th century: ballads survived in England and USA
20th: term "ballad" used for songs with slow rhythm and about love
In the 1960s, Bod Dylan sings protest ballads against US arms industry and Vietnam War
Lord Randal
main themes
betrayal
death
lost love
question-and-answer format
suspense and slowly reveals the truth
language is simple and repeated
easy to follow
shows strong emotions
sadness, shock
traditional Scottish ballad
young man who comes home to his mother feeling tired and sick
his lover gave him poisoned food