Reliques of Ancient English Poetry

Japanese: 《Reliques of Ancient English Poetry》(英語表記)ReliquesofAncientEnglishPoetry
Reliques of Ancient English Poetry

...That is to say, the term originally meant "songs sung at dances," but eventually came to refer to "folk songs" in general, and since many English folk songs were narrative, it came to mean "narrative poetry" in general. The collection of old folk songs that began in the late 18th century had a major influence, and the term came to refer to poems with strong narrative elements from Germany, Northern Europe, and other Germanic countries, based on the collection of Reliques of ancient English poetry (1765) edited by Thomas Percy (1729-1811). In narrative poetry, narrative content is combined with dramatic means of expression (such as rapid depiction of events and frequent use of monologue and dialogue), and the singer's subjective feelings are expressed through refrains.

*Some of the terminology referenced in "Reliques of Ancient English Poetry" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…すなわちはじめはやはり〈踊りの際に歌われた歌謡〉を意味していたものが,やがて〈民謡〉を広くさすようになり,イギリスの民謡が多く物語的であったことから,〈物語詩〉一般をいうようになったものである。その際大きく影響したのが18世紀後半に始まった古民謡の収集で,パーシThomas Percy(1729‐1811)編の《古代イギリス詩拾遺Reliques of ancient English poetry》(1765)に集められたものを範としてこれに類似したドイツや北欧などゲルマン系の物語的要素のつよい詩をこの語で呼ぶようになったのである。物語詩にあっては,叙事的な内容が劇的な表現手段(経過の飛躍的描出,独白や対話の多用など)と結びつき,さらにリフレインによって歌い手の主観的な感情表出が加えられる。…

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