Elizabethan Songs (Granger index reprint series) by Edmund H. Garrett - 1970

Freeport, New York: Books for Libraries Press, 1970. Minor edge and corner wear; no dj; lightly scuffed and scratched; corners are gently bumped and rubbed; some light shelf wear; ex-library with the usual library markings; overall a nice used copy! Orange cloth with silver on red lettering on the spine. 177 historical and musical pages nicely enhanced by black and white illustrations! "Why was the Elizabethan Age, and why were the ages that succeeded Elizabeth, down to the Restoration, so rich in song; and why have later periods been so poor? In this volume of selected verse the word 'Elizabethan' is used in a wide sense: we come down as far as Waller, who died in 1686, and Herrick, who died in 1674. The songs of the writers from Shakespeare to Waller sing themselves, as we may say they have their own natural music and like Philomel in Homer pour forth their turns and trills upon the night; but since that melodious century, the songs of our poets do not sing themselves, as a rule........." --------- from the Introduction.. Reprint (1891). Orange Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Edmund H. Garrett . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.