The unfortunate rake's progress : a case study of the construction of folklore by collectors and scholars / Richard Jenkins.
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Folklore , 130 no. 2 (June 2019), p. 111-132Summary: Article about the 'Unfortunate rake' family of songs and how a folkloristic narrative was created. Three elements of this narrative are shown to be dubious: the name 'Unfortunate rake' itself, the 18th century Irish origin and the link with the song 'St James infirmary'.
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Article about the 'Unfortunate rake' family of songs and how a folkloristic narrative was created. Three elements of this narrative are shown to be dubious: the name 'Unfortunate rake' itself, the 18th century Irish origin and the link with the song 'St James infirmary'.