English Folk Songs

Description

‘English Folk Songs’ is a pure work of collection prompted to be undertaken as the part of the scheme called ‘College with potential for Excellence’ (C.P.E) The book aims at acquainting students with the English folk culture, the  essential part of which is folk Songs. Every nation bears an age old culture that is inevitably reflected through its poetical compositions and musical ornaments they are decorated with! The study of both unfolds an affluent tresure of culture under out very nose. folk songs essentially belong to folk  culture, that is, in turn, the part of rural province of nation.

Folk poetry stands out due to its inherent characteristics. It is replete with abundant repetition in order to make a mark on the minds of the folk that are principally illiterate rustics. It focuses on a single event presented in a day to day lucid language. The composition is informal and unofficial. It is necessarily a part of oral tradition carried on for ages with anonymity. It is pregnant with exaggeration and contrast dominated by an impersonal narration. To put in other  terms, folk poetry and folk songs should be taken as a priceless social treasure. Students at large, in these day, with an exception of a few ones with a literary bend of mind, neither read, nor comprehend and nor appraciate poetry. They simply miss out the nuances  of the beauty of verse. In the present day of an utter dominance of social media, It is almost next to impossible on the part of students to come in touch with folk songs in general and English folk songs in particular. The present book aill surely inculcate in them the curiosity of folk culture, folk music and folk songs. This underlines the signficance of the book on hand.