The Gentle Shepherd
- Author: Ramsay, Allan
- Editor: McGuinness, David
- Editor: Newman, Steve
The Gentle Shepherd
- Author: Ramsay, Allan
- Editor: McGuinness, David
- Editor: Newman, Steve
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Ramsay’s pastoral comedy The Gentle Shepherd (1725; 1729) went through over a hundred editions, was performed many hundreds of times, and inspired a wide range of visual representations and critiques. Although it is one of the most important printed texts in Scots literature, there has never been a scholarly edition which does justice to its complicated genesis, and to the music of its many songs. This groundbreaking and definitive edition will be welcomed by scholars, teachers, and practitioners of literature, drama and music, and opens up new avenues for research and performance.
Contents
- Acknowledgements Abbreviations General Editor’s
- Preface Biography of Allan Ramsay TEXT IntroductionThe Gentle Shepherd (1725) The Gentle Shepherd (1729) Notes MUSIC
- Introduction Sources Music in The Gentle Shepherd
- Glossary
- Bibliography
