#english ballads

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A Book of Old English Ballads by George Wharton Edwards

1910

Artist : Hamilton Wright Mable

Phillida and Corydon

[beatleshistoryblog]

LECTURE 12: IN THE SHADOW OF THE BEATLES: Even before Simon and Garfunkel recorded their sublime version of “Scarborough Fair/Canticle” in July of 1966, the brilliant, multi-talented Marianne Faithfull (1946-  ) sang a version of the traditional English ballad “Scarborough Fair” in April of ’66. Both Faithfull and Simon and Garfunkel based their versions of the song on a 1956 “Scarborough Fair” recorded by English folk singer Audrey Coppard. By this time, 1966, Faithfull had established herself as one of the most prominent female British singers of the British Invasion.

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Hellelil and Hildebrand, the Meeting on the Turret Stairs by Frederic William Burton

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art by Eleanor Fortescue-Brickdale (1910s)

[thefugitivesaint]

John Gilbert (1817-1897), 'The Demon Lover’, ''The Book of British Ballads'' by Samuel Carter Hall, 1842 Source

[fictionadventurer]

I don't think we talk often enough about how amazing a poet J.R.R. Tolkien was.

I just read The Lay of Arthur and it was amazing. I got to the battle scene and was so caught up in the excitement and the sound that I just had to read it aloud. It was its own kind of adrenaline rush. I haven't been caught up in poetry like that in a long time.

[pennyserenade]

i have thought in great detail about coriolanus and sejanus, and whether or not coriolanus ever really liked sejanus. i think that the novel/movie are purposefully constructed to make this ambiguous, but i prefer to veer on the side of "yes, he did."

coriolanus' way of loving people was...lacking, to say the least. even with tigris, he thought awful, mean things about her, but it was evident he cared very much for her. the problem with coriolanus was not that he couldn't love -- it was that he could not love without first being assured that his investment would yield positive results for him. at least, he could not readily admit to himself that he was loving until he knew it was going to work out for him.

his character is very succinctly summed up by sejanus, when he tells him, "I remember that from school, watching you watch other people. Pretending you weren't. And choosing the moments you weighed in so carefully" (397). without fully knowing the totality of it, sejanus got it all too right: coriolanus took people in, measured them out, decided what they meant to him, and weighed in when he thought it'd benefit him. coriolanus was calculated in all things, most of all in love—a thing he knew made you vulnerable.

but that's not to say what coriolanus said to himself was the exact same thing as what he felt. if it was, i do not believe he would've done half the things he had done for sejanus--even given the prospect of reward in the end. this is part of what makes coriolanus descent into evil so heartbreaking: a part of him was good. he did want for connection and comfort, even if he had a real fucked up way of going about getting it. coriolanus was a dog that bit without fully knowing why; it was a protective instinct he used, because so much of his life had been filled with loss already.

in the book, after coriolanus snuck his father's handkerchief with lucy gray's scent into the tank of snakes, he went to sejanus' house. this is an incredible detail that so many people tend to overlook when they talk about coriolanus and sejanus' friendship. the beginning of the chapter reads:

"What had he done? What on earth had he done? His heart raced as he blindly turned down one street and then another, trying to make sense of his actions. He couldn't think clearly but had the dreadful feeling he'd crossed some line that could not be uncrossed" (287).

we start this chapter with a frenzied, rattled coriolanus, one terribly afraid of what he had just done and the consequences this action might have later. he was scared and isolated, and he didn't know what to do. a little further on, collins writes: "His feet had carried him far from home, but he realized the Plinth apartment was just a few minutes away. Why not pop in?" (288).i find this construction of words to be fascinating, especially in relation to coriolanus--a character we have come to known as calculated and precise, even in moments when he has to think on his feet. one could argue that during this part of the book, and in this state, it makes sense that coriolanus might wander that far from his home absent-mindedly. it shows how out of touch with himself he had become, and just how much the act he had just committed disorientated him. but i think it was more than that. i think coriolanus wanted to go to the plinth's house, that he was seeking comfort after he had done something incredibly dangerous (something, arguably, that sejanus might have done), and he could not admit it to himself. and his original intention had been to see sejanus, but sejanus was asleep.

the fact that collins wrote "his feet had carried him" and "he realized" is so brilliant. i’ve got lots of opinions about why she chose to write the book in a third person point of view. one of the reasons i think she did it has to do with the fact that coriolanus was distancing himself from himself--shedding culpability through phrases such as these, especially in moments like this. coriolanus did love sejanus, but he simply could not admit it to himself because sejanus was not a safe or wise investment to make. coriolanus refused to give credence to his need for him, and it ended up killing the boy in the long run.

[freisende]

Qiang Jin Jiu (The Ballad of Sword and Wine) Truly Mesmerizing!

Qiang Jin Jiu (The Ballad of Sword and Wine) by Tang Jiu Qing, has officially been taken and published by Seven Seas Publishing.

将进酒 Qiāng jìn jiǔ, which literally means 'let's drink wine', is translated as "The Ballad of Sword and Wine" in the official English translation. I've been rolling myself on the bed for the few days I first read this because of how aesthetic and tantalizing the title translation is. I love it so much.😤❤

Ever since the 1st volume came out, it has stirred big fuss over the fandom because of Xiao Chiye's expression and sexy body lmao.🤭

Not mentioning Shen Zechuan is as beautiful as ever..😏✨

And it has again been made a big fuss because the 2nd volume cover is revealed today--

A truly, different vibe and color palette used compared to the 1st volume! ✨✨

For me personally I really love the way Xiao Chiye's eyes is overlapped with Meng (Xiao Chiye's bird pet) which makes Chiye's vision even more sharpened and overwhelming.

Meanwhile, Shen Zechuan's eyes just practically seems ready to draw out your fear-- if we readers really read and take adventure in this 2nd volume. Truly menacing, but I love it!!!❤❤

It looks like Zechuan will kill us if we dare snatch a glance at Chiye omg 🤣🤣

Moreover, Zechuan wears the red robe as his position keeps pushing up. Oh geez, he's truly suitable with white and red! ❤✨

Read the first sentence of the synopsis🫣😳❤️

And Chiye's hand that wants to hug Zechuan's waist 🙈💖

The arts were done so beautifully by St.✨✨

Now look at the comparison of both of our protagonists, because it's really amazing!!!😔💖

If the first volume is the introduction of the angst and drama in Qiang Jin Jiu, it's as if the 2nd volume practically welcomes readers to indulge and take part in the story.🤭

Look at the symbols on the side of the books! ❤

Vol. 1: His sword, yes very beautiful

Vol. 2: Flowers, of course!!

Please read Qiang Jin Jiu if you haven't because you will feel how the dynasty's political stuffs going on; merge yourself with the imagination of Chinese history and the adventures of Shen Zechuan and Xiao Chiye in achieving their goals!!🤭💕

P.S. also prepare your mental because it's really going crazy especially in this second volume book mwehehe🤧✨

Let's support the authors too by buying the official books if you can.

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[peaceinthestorm]

Eleanor Fortescue-Brickdale (1872-1945, British) ~ The Book of Old English Songs and Ballads - 08 : "Pride and Ambition here Only in far-fetch metaphors appear", 1915

[animatejournal]

Lucky Luke: Ballad of the Daltons (La Ballade des Dalton) Directors: René Goscinny, Morris, & Henri Gruel | France, 1978

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Publishers' Binding Thursday

It's an Arts and Crafts Publishers' Binding Thursday this week, with A Book of Old English Ballads featuring illustrations by American painter, illustrator, and author George Wharton Edwards. Published in New York by the Macmillan Company, the book includes an introduction by American essayist, critic, and editor Hamilton W. Mabie. The illustrations and cover are done in the Arts and Crafts style, which flourished between 1880 and 1920. This book was published in 1896 at the height of the Arts and Crafts movement.

The cover has the same rather ornate design as the title page, which features a harpist playing under a lit lamp. The illustrations are detailed and the decorations equally so. The spine features the title, illustrator, and introducer in ornate fonts.

View more Publishers' Binding Thursdays here.

-- Alice, Special Collections Department Manager

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The Little Foot Page by Eleanor Fortescue-Brickdale

[blueesnow]

Rei-channn.... ;;;A;;; Damn... I just heard his preview solo song from the movie and damn did it hurt my heart.... why are the lyrics quite angsty lol the description of that song should've prepared me but it still hurts damn it

i've made a rough quick tl for myself of what was shown in the preview hopefully i didn't get the lyrics wrong www

渇く感情のハート This heart that is dried up of emotions ずるくてごめんね　瞳でまた君を騙してる I'm sorry for being so cunning, I'm deceiving you again with my eyes エゴから砕けてしまった　大事なJewel The precious jewel that shattered because of my ego 時は戻せはしない Time cannot be turned back 愛の音がしんと　鳴らなく��った That sound of love has ceased to ring 絶望の音楽に to the music of despair 零(-Zero-)からまた歌声　添えたくて… I want to add my singing voice in this once again from zero…

[tenyardstowitchyard]

oh, king of our lands shall we shoot you with your arrows how you always wanted

oh, bird of the dawn what do you see on this battlefield where we fight endlessly with our friends

do you see the light? which knot our souls and stands against shade lord

please, tell the lies to the shade lord who tied us up against our will

our death is win for light so we shall die Fragment from ''Ballad of Theobal''