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Strange yet familiar, the lonely voices of the Old English lament and the African American blues call beyond the walls of the text, captivating audiences, engaging listeners in a dialogue of longing. Although the lyrics of each poetry speak the language of a poetic tradition that evolved within a distinct history and culture, the voices are remarkably similar in their emotive expression of personal and social struggle.
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© 2006 M.G. McGeachy
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McGeachy, M.G. (2006). Introduction: Don’t the World Seem Lonely…. In: Lonesome Words. The New Middle Ages. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-137-11765-6_1
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