The songs of the shantymen: composition and performance in a nineteenth century tradition
Thesis (M.A.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 1984. Folklore Bibliography: leaves 427-437. The study is an attempt to analyse the nature and function of formulaic composition in the performance of shanties, which were worksongs used to accompany manual labour on board merchant sailing ships in...
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Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/theses2/id/86682 |