Mary Hamilton.

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Catastrophe in Mary Hamilton

• Vinitha Priya
• II-M.A., English

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• Folklore A Collection of fictional stories
• Description of culture
• Oral tradition
• Folklorists
• The basic elements of folklore tradition

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• Scottish literature
• Scotland A land of myth and legends
• Ballad Definition
• Subject matter of a ballad
• Structure of ballad

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• Scottish ballad
• Gaelic origin
• Origin of folk ballads in Scotland
• Extensive oral tradition in Scotland

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• Mary Hamilton Sixteenth century ballad
• Fictional incidence
• Mary Hamilton Personal attendant
• Illegitimate baby
• Murder

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• Conviction
• Reminicense
• Impending death
• The four Maries The original source
• The modern version

The Four Maries
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• Four maries
• The queen mother
• Mary Livingston
• Death of Mary Livingston

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• Mary Dauplin
• Death of her husband
• Second marriage
• Murder of her son
• Trouble

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• The legend of Maria Danilova Gamentova
• Tsarina Catherine Wife of Tsar
• Mary Hamilton Tsar Secret relationship
• Mary Hamilton An exemplary example of
  scottish folk poetry

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