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Reliques of Ancient English Poetry, Volume 1 (of 3) Consisting of Old Heroic Ballads, Songs and Other Pieces of Our Earlier Poets Together With Some Few of Later Date
by Percy, Thomas, Wheatley, Henry B. (Henry Benjamin)
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About this book
Creators: Thomas Percy (1729-1811) [Editor] and Henry B. Wheatley (1838-1917) [Editor] "Reliques of Ancient English Poetry, Volume 1 (of 3)" by Percy and Wheatley is a collection of ballads published in 1765. Bishop Thomas Percy rescued ancient manuscripts from destruction and gathered traditional songs including "Sir Patrick Spens" and "The Ballad of Chevy Chase." Though Percy's editing methods drew criticism, his work captured public imagination and helped transform 18th-century literature from Neo-Classicism toward Romanticism. The collection inspired poets like Coleridge and Wordsworth, sparked folklore movements across Europe, and made ballad collecting a popular pursuit throughout the Western world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading Level: Reading ease score: 75.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Rights: Public domain in the USA. Downloads: 1518