Context and Overview (Scottish Highers English): Flashcards
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Definition of a ballad
Definition of a ballad
Narrative poem from oral tradition, passed by word of mouth
Oral tradition meaning
Oral tradition meaning
Transmission through spoken word before writing
Real Thomas's identity
Real Thomas's identity
Thomas Lermont of Erceldoune, 1200s poet
Tradition bearers
Tradition bearers
People who preserved & passed on ballads (often women)
Three paths in the ballad
Three paths in the ballad
Thorny (righteous), broad (wicked), Elfland (unknown)
Apple's power for Thomas
Apple's power for Thomas
Ability to speak only truth
Duration in Elfland
Duration in Elfland
Seven years
Challenge to Christian morality
Challenge to Christian morality
Third path (Elfland) outside Heaven/Hell binary
First printed version source
First printed version source
Anna Gordon (Mrs Brown), ballad singer
First printing year & publication
First printing year & publication
1802, Walter Scott's Minstrelsy of Scottish Border