{"product_id":"body-count-death-in-the-child-ballads-paperback","title":"Body Count: Death in the Child Ballads - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSusan O. Friedman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChild ballads are those long, bloody songs where everyone dies, right? \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHalf of the ballads do kill off at least one person, usually violently. A ship sinks, a regiment is slain in war, a man kills his pregnant lover, a brother kills his brother or sister, a father kills his daughter, someone dies by poisoning, childbirth, starvation, drowning or plague. In \u003cem\u003eBody Count\u003c\/em\u003e, Dr. Friedman explores all of the Child ballads that involve death in some form (actual or threatened), quoting lines from the Child and Bronson collections to uncover what happened and why.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 140\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 10 x 7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 15, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47498784112818,"sku":"9781935243823","price":20.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/e7f1b96583e77a4ec1346093f2d8d1d6.webp?v=1779432188","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/body-count-death-in-the-child-ballads-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}