Singing the news of death : execution ballads in Europe 1500-1900 /
McIlvenna, Una,
Singing the news of death : execution ballads in Europe 1500-1900 / Una McIlvenna. - 1 online resource (xvii, 544 pages) : illustrations. - The new cultural history of music . - New cultural history of music. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
List of Illustrations -- List of Music Examples -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Introduction: Selling the News of Death -- Part IFeatures of Execution Ballads -- 1. The Significance of Contrafactum, or, How Melody Made Meaning -- 2. The Centrality of Shame in the Punishment Ritual -- 3. Fake News? How Execution Ballads Walked the Line between Truth and Fiction -- Part IICrimes That Feature in Execution Ballads -- 4. The Devil's Business: Religion, Witchcraft, Sorcery, Possession -- 5. How Ballads Portrayed Murder and Violence -- 6. Political Executions in Song -- 7. Outlaw Balladry: Fantasy vs Reality -- 8. The End of Execution Ballads? -- Coda: Songs about the Executioner -- Conclusion: The Centrality of Song to Punishment -- Bibliography -- Index of Songs -- Index
Author Una McIlvenna brings the execution ballad to life in Singing the News of Death, uncovering the relationship between punishment and music throughout Europe from 1500-1900 with an unprecedented breadth of study and ambition.
9780197551868 0197551866
Music--Social aspects--History.--Europe
Death songs--History and criticism.--Europe
Ballads--History and criticism.--Europe
Europe.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
ML3917.E85
Singing the news of death : execution ballads in Europe 1500-1900 / Una McIlvenna. - 1 online resource (xvii, 544 pages) : illustrations. - The new cultural history of music . - New cultural history of music. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
List of Illustrations -- List of Music Examples -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Introduction: Selling the News of Death -- Part IFeatures of Execution Ballads -- 1. The Significance of Contrafactum, or, How Melody Made Meaning -- 2. The Centrality of Shame in the Punishment Ritual -- 3. Fake News? How Execution Ballads Walked the Line between Truth and Fiction -- Part IICrimes That Feature in Execution Ballads -- 4. The Devil's Business: Religion, Witchcraft, Sorcery, Possession -- 5. How Ballads Portrayed Murder and Violence -- 6. Political Executions in Song -- 7. Outlaw Balladry: Fantasy vs Reality -- 8. The End of Execution Ballads? -- Coda: Songs about the Executioner -- Conclusion: The Centrality of Song to Punishment -- Bibliography -- Index of Songs -- Index
Author Una McIlvenna brings the execution ballad to life in Singing the News of Death, uncovering the relationship between punishment and music throughout Europe from 1500-1900 with an unprecedented breadth of study and ambition.
9780197551868 0197551866
Music--Social aspects--History.--Europe
Death songs--History and criticism.--Europe
Ballads--History and criticism.--Europe
Europe.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
ML3917.E85