Lonesome Words

The tenth-century Old English lament and twentieth-century blues song each speak the language of a distinct poetic tradition, yet the voices are remarkably similar in their emotive expression of loneliness. This innovative study juxtaposes the texts of each corpus to explore the features that characterize their vocal poetics

MARGARET G. MCGEACHY is Assistant Professor of English at D'Youville College in New York, USA.

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MARGARET G. MCGEACHY is Assistant Professor of English at D'Youville College in New York, USA.

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