The Jewess Maiden
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A short essay by Brian Lemin (December 2010) on "The Jewess Maiden," a gruesome lace-makers' tell (a song sung at the lace pillow) recorded by Thomas Wright in The Romance of the Lace Pillow. He explains the blood libel and the story of Hugh of Lincoln, and links the tell to the traditional ballad "Hugh of Lincoln," with a note on Cecil Sharp's collecting. He also discusses another macabre tell, "There Was a Lady All Skin and Bone," and Shakespeare's references to pillow songs, and prints a full ballad text.
- Type
- Web Doc
- Date
- 2010
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 8
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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