{"product_id":"scottish-ballads-9780862414771","title":"Scottish Ballads","description":"\u003cp\u003eScotland's ballads represent one of the high-water marks of Scottish  literature and are famous as superb expressions of oral culture,  reflecting a world of magic, deep passion and history transformed into  legend.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis selection includes more than eighty of the finest  ballads, together with an introduction, notes and glosses. The versions  come from the last three centuries-from the time of Burns and Scott, who  were among the earliest collectors, up to the present day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough  the ballads are anonymous in a way, the singers themselves determine  the versions we have, by a process of selection, interpretation and  refashioning. Wherever possible, this edition includes the names of the  singers, many of whom were women.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn internationally recognised  ballad scholar, Emily Lyle is a research fellow at the School of  Scottish Studies in the University of Edinburgh, and is general editor  of \u003ci\u003eThe Grieg-Duncan Folk song Collection\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Emily Lyle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48281382945019,"sku":"9780862414771","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/9780862414771_476ad7a7-d459-4494-8022-07986ed906ce.jpg?v=1772483243","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/scottish-ballads-9780862414771","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}