English Folk Poetry Katherine Thomsen Watson covers the ecological and

Watson covers the ecological and geological history of the Big Thicket and introduces its plant life

her influences

against the background of the living Christian tradition to which it bears such impressive witness

and is suitable for young people with limited literacy

English Folk Poetry Katherine Thomsen Watson covers the ecological andDrawing on the long tradition of folklore study, Roger deV. Renwick examines three genres: traditional English folksongs, local songs of regional interest, and working class poetry. In the span of time that extends from the eighteenth to the twentieth century, he finds govern world views underlying a large sampling of poems related by common language, imagery, or topic, and then shows how these world views relate to the everyday lives and beliefs of