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This chapter introduces the concepts, features, appearance, and prevalence of execution ballads. It explains why a multilingual and longue durée analysis is so important to a phenomenon that endured throughout the nineteenth century and even into the twentieth century. The role of performativity, images, and authorship in balladry is explored, along with their significance for an understanding of execution ballads. The chapter offers an overview of ballad scholarship, conservation, and digitisation in the various countries and languages under study, and explains the profession of street singers. It provides an explanation of the various methods of public execution, and closes with a chapter outline of the book. |
