A Conflict in Song: Whig and Jacobite Ballad Culture in Eighteenth Century Scotland
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2017-07-04
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The purpose of this BA thesis is to look at Scottish Whig ballads from eighteenth century Scotland and compare them with more famous Jacobite ballads. A number of both Whig and Jacobite ballads were categorised and analysed, and then put into context using a Marxist critical theoretical framework, particularly based on the ideas of Lenin and Sidney Finkelstein. The results suggest that the Whig ballads copy the traits of the Jacobite ballads, react to them as a potential rebellious danger, and attempt to bring them down using styles and features from their own ballads.
Keywords: Whig, Jacobite, Marxist criticism, ballad
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