The Bonny Earl of Murray: The Man, the Murder, the Ballad

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University of Illinois Press, 1997 - 182 sider
The murder of the popular Earle of Moray in 1592 near Edinburgh was the stuff of which legends are made. This inviting volume explores that legend, relates details of the Huntly-Moray (Catholic-Protestant) feud, and traces the ballad of the slain ''Bonny Earl'' through its four centuries of growth and change.''A romp! A fine book that will be welcomed by literature students, folklorists, and those interested in Scottish history.'' -- Roger D. Abrahams, author of Singing the Master: The Emergence of African-American Culture in the Plantation South''A graceful and gripping account by a scholar whose love of scholarship, music, and teaching is obvious throughout.'' -- Marta Weigle, coeditor of The Great Southwest of the Fred Harvey Company and the Santa Fe Railroad

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1 Background
3
2 The Road to Donibristle
11
3 The Road To Strathbogie
47
THE BALLAD
75
4 The Murray Ballads
77
5 Through Time and Space
109
Speculations
155
Epilogue
163
Bibliography
165
Index
177
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