Professor: Patricia Fumerton
Time and Place: W 12:00-2:30, EMC (SH 2510)
Office Hours: SH 2506, W 2:30-3:30 and by appt.
DESCRIPTION:
This course will study the culture of the most published and most read of literary forms in early modern England: the broadside ballad. In the first weeks of the course, we will situate ballads within their historical, political, social, and aesthetic contexts. We will read a sampling of ballads of the period together with critical works about them, and consider the kinds of persons who wrote and published ballads, as well as the nature of ballad music (tunes and refrains), formal features of the ballads (woodblock images, black-letter print, meter), and practices of circulation and reception of ballads. We will then focus on the five-volume collection of over 1,800 ballads made by Samuel Pepys, reading and analyzing a selection of ballads from each of the various categories by which Pepys grouped his collection (History, Love Fortunate, Love Unfortunate, Drinking and Good Fellowship, etc.). This course will further involve students in the Early Modern Center’s ongoing enterprise to create an unprecedented online English Broadside Ballad Archive (EBBA), beginning with the ballads collected by Pepys. Each student will create ten Facsimile Transcriptions, which will be mounted online in the Pepys Ballad Archive of EBBA: http://emc.english.ucsb.edu/ballad_project/ (you will be trained in class on how to mount transcriptions in Photoshop and the second half of the course will allow workshop time for mounting transcriptions).
TEXTS:
Two course Readers available from the Alternative Copy shop in Isla Vista: Part 1 and Part 2 of a forthcoming edition, Early English Broadside Ballads: From the Pepys Collection, created by myself and members of the EBBA team (indicated below as Reader 1 and Reader 2).
REQUIREMENTS:
a) Regular attendance and participation.
b) One oral report (7-10 mins.) on selected ballads from one category in Pepys’s ballad collection.
c) Two papers (4-6 pp. each):
1) an essay on one of Pepys’s ballad categories which looks at five (5) ballads in addition to those selected in Reader 2; this essay will be an expansion of your oral report and due the day of your oral report.
2) an essay on an issue surrounding Facsimile Transcriptions (on the philosophy behind transcription choices, on the relationships between the visual and the verbal in broadside ballads, or on the different experience elicited by reading ballads in their original printing as compared with a facsimile transcription); due Wednesday, March 12th.
d) Creation of ten (10) Facsimile Transcriptions, which will be mounted online in the Pepys Ballad Archive of EBBA (English Broadside Ballad Archive): http://emc.english.ucsb.edu/ballad_project/ (you will be trained in class on how to mount transcriptions in Photoshop and you will have regular class times to work on mounting transcriptions). All transcriptions must be completed by Wednesday March 12th. Files for individual assignments available here.
CALENDAR:
Jan. 9 W GENERAL INTRODUCTION TO COURSE
EMC and UCSB Online Resources
16 W THE CULTURE OF BROADSIDE BALLADS
From Reader 1: Preface and Part I (Essays 1-4)
Handouts:
“The end and Confession of John Felton”
“A Description of a Strange (and miraculous) Fish”
“The Town Crier”
From Reader 2: State & Times Ballads, 1.206-207, “Turners dish of Lentten Stuffe”
23 W THE FORMAL FEATURES OF BROADSIDE BALLADS
From Reader 1: Part II (Essays 5-8)
From Reader 2:
State & Times Ballads, 1.178-179, “A Fooles Bolt is soone shot”
Supplemental Ballads, 1.546-547, “A Lamentable Ballad of the Tragical end of a Gallant Lord and a Vertuous Lady”
30 W THE PEPYS BALLADS
From Reader 1: Part III (Essays 9-11)
Workshop on making Facsimile Transcriptions
Feb. 6 W THINKING CATEGORICALLY: DEVOTION AND HISTORY
From Reader 1: Part IV (Essays 12-14)
From Reader 2:
Devotion Ballad Selections (14 pages of ballads):
1.28-29 “The historie of the Prophet Jonas”
1.50-51 “Good Admonition”
1.60-61 “A Scourge for the POPE”
1.62 “A New-yeeres-gift for the Pope”
2.10 “Englands Present State”
2.61 “England's New Bell-Man”
2.66-67 “Prides Fall”
2.68 “A Looking-glass for all true Protestants”
2.92 “The Extravagant YOUTH”
2.95 “The Traveler's Repentance”
History Ballad Selections (13 pages):
1.64-65 “A most sorrowfull Song, setting forth the miserable end of Banister”
1.68-69r “The lamentable Burning of the Citty of Corke"
1.84-85 "A proper new Ballad, intituled, The wandring Prince of Troy"
1.98-99 "Newes from Hollands Leager"
2.106 "Robin Hood his Rescuing Will Stutly from the Sheriff and his Men"
2.108 "The Noble Fisher-Man. Or, Robin Hood's preferment"
2.124-125 "The King & Northern-man"
2.138 "The Christians new Victory Over the TURKS”
Workshop: making Facsimile Transcriptions
13 W TRAGEDY AND STATE & TIMES
From Reader 1: Part IV (Essays 15-16)
From Reader 2:
Tragedy Ballad Selections (22 pages):
1.110-111 “Sir Walter Rauleigh his lamentation”
1.116-117 “The cryes of the Dead”
1.118-119 “A warning for wives . . . Katherine Francis”
1.120-121 “A warning for all desperate Women . . . Alice Davis” [also 1.122-123]
1.124-125 “Anne Wallens Lamentation”
1.132-133 “Damnable Practises Of three Lincolne-shire Witches”
1.134-135 “The Tragedy of Dr. Lambe”
2.142 “The Judgement of God shewed upon one John Faustus”
2.162-163 “A Lamentable Ditty made on the Death of Robert Deverux Earl of Essex”
2.166-167 “A wonderful Example of Gods Justice shewed upon one Jasper Conningham”
2.184-185 “The Lamentable and Tragical History of Titus Andronicus”
5.27 “Mr. MOOR the TRIPE-MAN’s Sorrowful Lamentation FOR Clipping and Coyning”
State & Times Ballad Selections (28 pages):
1.162-163 “Pitties Lamentation for the cruelty of this age"
1.178-179 “A Fooles Bolt is soone shot"
1.206-1.207 “Turners dish of Lentten stuffe"
1.208-1.209 “Whipping Cheare"
1.216-1.217r “The Beggers Intrusion"
2.204-2.205 “The manner of the Kings Tryal at Westminster-Hall"
2.209 “Rebellion given over House-keeping"
2.218 “The Ballad of the CLOAK"
2.232 “The SUCCESS of Two English Travellers; Newly Arrived in London"
2.239 “Monmouth Routed"
2.287 “A NEW SONG OF THE Late Lord Chancellors Last Will and Testament"
2.319 “The Distressed MOTHER"
2.348 “The Low-Country-Soldier"
5.32 “Monmouth Routed"
5.62 "A DIALOGUE between the French and Irish Officers"
5.76 "The Mournful Monarch"
5.105 "Protestant OBSERVATOR"
5.107 "The Jesuites Market"
5.124 "The Gazet in Metre"
5.145 "The Royal Court in Mourning"
5.148 "The Protestant Queen"
5.151r "Scandalous FULLER Rewarded"
Workshop: making Facsimile Transcriptions
20 W LOVE PLEASANT AND LOVE UNFORTUNATE
From Reader 1: Part IV (Essays 17-18)
From Reader 2:
Love Pleasant Ballad Selections (35 pages):
1.226-227 “Frauncis new Jigge”
1.236-237 “Jone is as good as my Lady”
1.244-245 “Here begins a pleasant song of a Mayden faire”
1.246-247 “A Maydens Lamentation for a Bedfellow”
1.248-249 “A merry Ballad of a rich Maid that had 18. severall Suitors of severall Countries”
1.274-275 “Foure pence halfe penney Farthing”
1.292-293 “The kind hearted Creature”
1.296-297 “The Discourse betweene A Souldier and his Loue”
1.336 “A marvellous Medicine to cure a great paine”
1.337 “A pleasant Countrey Maying Song”
3.4 “The Young-Mans Vindication”
3.13 “The Hampshire Miller”
3.17 “Trap, Or, The Young Lass”
3.209 “Innocent Shepherd and the Crafty Wife”
3.249 “The Country Cozen”
3.253 “The subtil Miss of LONDON”
3.258 “True Love Requited, Or, The Bayliffs Daughter of Islington”
3.274 “The Crafty MISS”
3.295 “The Buxome Lass of Bread-street”
4.7 “THE Crafty Lass of the West”
4.17 “The Crafty Maid of the West”
4.20 “The Swimming Lady”
5.159 “Age renewed by wedlock”
5.179 “The Witty LASS of Lime-street”
5.195 “The Helpless Maidens Call to THE BATCHELLORS”
5.196 “A New SONG, Call’d The Batchellor's Answer to the Helpless Maiden”
5.263 “An Excellent New Scotch Song . . . Jockey's Complaint FOR His Beloved Moggy”
Love Unfortunate Ballad Selections (17 pages):
1.344-345 “Leanders love to loyall Hero”
1.348-349 “Love without Lucke”
1.356-357 “The two Nottinghamshire Lovers”
1.371 “A Love-sick maids song”
3.316 “A Tragical Story of LORD THOMAS And Fair Ellinor”
3.319 “The Tragedy of Phillis”
3.337 “The Lamentation of Seven Journey men Taylors”
3.343 “The Country MAIDENS Lamentation”
3.354 “Olimpa’s Unfortunate Love”
3.363 “The two Unfortunate Lovers”
3.364 “THE Mournful Maid of Berkshire”
4.46 “The Lovers Invitation”
4.50 “The Maids Complaint For Want of a Dil doul”
4.72 “The Unnatural Mother”
5.279 “The Weeping Lady”
5.280 “THE Valiant Soldiers last Farewell”
5.283 “The Despairing Lover”
5.292 “An Excellent New SONG, Call’d The Injur’d LADY”
5.293 “The Contriving Lover”
5.296 “The Leicester-shire Tragedy”
5.330 “THE Love-Sick Shepherd Cured”
Workshop: making Facsimile Transcriptions
27 W MARRIAGE AND SEA
From Reader 1: Part IV (Essays 19-20)
From Reader 2:
Marriage Ballad Selections (17 pages):
1.378-379 “Any thing for a quiet life”
1.394-395 “Tis not otherwise”
1.396-397r “Rocke the Babie Joane”
1.404-405 “Rocke the cradle John”
1.412-413 “The cunning Age”
4.75 “THE Good Wives Humble Petition”
4.95 “The Hasty Bride-Groom”
4.100 “The Woman to the Plow”
4.118 “Dead and Alive”
4.119 “The Discontented BRIDE”
4.126 “The DYER Deceiv’d”
4.131 “The Westminster Frolick”
Sea Ballad Selections (15 pages):
1.420-421 “Saylors for my money”
4.157 “A dainty new Ditty of a Saylor and his Love”
4.159 “Voyage to Virginia”
4.160 “A Pleasant New Song betwixt a Saylor and his Love”
4.164 “The Laundry-Maid’s Lamentation for the loss of her Seaman”
4.177 “A ship-load of Waggery”
4.184 “The Seamens Wives Frolick”
4.185 “THE Seamen’s Wives Vindication”
4.188 “THE Algier Slaves Releasment”
4.193 “The Seamans sorrowful Bride”
4.194 “The Seaman’s Lamentation”
4.197 “The Praise of Saylors”
4.198 “The CAESAR’s Victory”
4.199 “The Golden Voyage”
Workshop: making Facsimile Transcriptions
Mar. 5 W DRINKING, FROLICS, AND PROMISCUOUS SUPPLEMENTS
From Reader 1: Part IV (Essays 21-23)
From Reader 2:
Drinking and Good Fellowship Ballad Selections (10 pages):
1.426-427 “A Pleasant new Ballad . . . of Sir John Barley-corne”
1.436-437 “Fowre wittie Gossips disposed to be merry”
1.440-441 “It is bad Jesting with a Halter”
1.442-443 “Round boyes indeed OR The Shoomakers Holy-day”
1.444-445 “A Mad Crue”
Humor & Frolics Ballad Selections (13 pages):
1.450-451 “To him Bun, take him Bun: Or, The hunting of the Conney”
1.454 “The Cucking of a Scould”
1.455 “A Most excellent Ditty, called Collins Conceit”
1.458-459 “The famous Ratketcher”
1.460-461 “A pleasant new Songe of a jouiall Tinker”
1.462-463 “A Pleasant new Ditty called the new, So Ho”
1.464 “The Rimers new Trimming”
1.466-467r “A Whetsone for Lyers”
Various Supplements Ballad Selections (20 pages; see essay 12 in Reader 1):
1.482-483 “he WandringJews Chronicle”
1.486-487 “The woful Lamentation of Mistris Jane Shore”
1.500-501 “The Virgins A.B.C.”
1.546-547 “A Lamentable Ballad of the Tragical end of a Gallant Lord and a Vertuous Lady”
4.239 “THE Good Fellows Frolick”
4.261 “Merry Tom of all TRADES”
4.267 “The Woody Querristers”
4.273 “Down-Right Dick of the West”
4.274 “The Londoners Answer”
4.286 “The Trappan'd MAIDEN”
4.298 “The Sorrowful Lamentation of The Pedlars”
4.351 “The Gelding of the Devil”
4.366 “The Maidens Resolution”
5.398 “THE Thankful Country Lass”
5.401r “A NEW Merry Medley”
5.423 “Shameless JOAN”
Workshop: making Facsimile Transcriptions
12 W Final workshop for making Facsimile Transcriptions
SECOND PAPER DUE
REPORTS SCHEDULE
Feb. 6 W REPORT on Devotion Ballads ___________________________________
REPORT on History Ballads _____________________________________
Feb. 13 W REPORT on Tragedy Ballads_____________________________________
REPORT on Tragedy Ballads _____________________________________
REPORT on State & Times Ballads ________________________________
REPORT on State & Times Ballads _________________________________
Feb. 20 W REPORT on Love Pleasant Ballads __________________________________
REPORT on Love Pleasant Ballads __________________________________
REPORT on Love Unfortunate Ballads _______________________________
REPORT on Love Unfortunate Ballads _______________________________
Feb. 27 W REPORT on Marriage Ballads _______________________________________
REPORT on Sea Ballads____________________________________________
Mar. 5 W Report on Drinking Ballads__________________________________________
Report on Frolics Ballads____________________________________________
Report on Various Supplements Ballads_______________________________________
