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Title: The Shepherd's Calendar
Author: James Hogg (The Ettrick Shepherd)
Year of Publication: 1817 (19th century)
Type: Collection
Genre: Supernatural, Traditional
Plot Summary: Drawing on the traditional Border folk tales of his youth, Hogg's collection details pastoral life, stressing the values of the rural tradition as transmitted orally through ballad literature. Various revised versions appeared, including that of 1820 (within Winter Evening Tales) and that of 1829.
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
ISBN: 0748663169
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Home | Title detail page
Title: The Shepherd's Calendar
Author: James Hogg (The Ettrick Shepherd)
Year of Publication: 1817 (19th century)
Type: Collection
Genre: Supernatural, Traditional
Plot Summary: Drawing on the traditional Border folk tales of his youth, Hogg's collection details pastoral life, stressing the values of the rural tradition as transmitted orally through ballad literature. Various revised versions appeared, including that of 1820 (within Winter Evening Tales) and that of 1829.
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
ISBN: 0748663169
SITEMAP | LINKS | TERMS & CONDITIONS | © Edinburgh Film Focus 2009