Ballads and Songs of Peterloo by Alison Morgan
This book is the first edited collection of poems and songs written in the immediate aftermath of the Peterloo Massacre in 1819. Of the seventy or so poems included in the anthology, many were published as broadsides and almost half were published in radical periodicals, such as the moderate Examiner and the ultra-radical Medusa with many from the Manchester Observer. Although headnotes and footnotes are provided to support the reading of the texts, they are intended to stand alone, conveying as much of the original publication as possible, in order not to dilute the authenticity.
Following an introduction outlining the events before, during and after the massacre as well as background information on the radical press and broadside ballad, the poems are grouped into six sections according to theme, rather than chronologically in order for the reader to note the similarity between so many of the poems. Grouped in this manner, one cannot avoid the voices echoing down the centuries, speaking of the horrors of the time in texts that can no longer be ignored. Shelley’s Masque of Anarchy is included as an appendix in acknowledgement of its continuing significance to the representation of Peterloo.
For further information and to read a sample chapter: http://www.manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781784993122/
For a short film on the book, including some of the original music: https://warwick.ac.uk/newsandevents/pressreleases/peterloo_protest_songs
Many thanks,
Alison
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