The Ballad

by Alan Bold

Overview

First published in 1979, this work presents the history of the ballad, including its origin, style, content and preservation. It explores how ballads have adapted and changed over time, particularly with the rise of mass literacy and printing and the decline in the oral tradition, and in doing so, demonstrates the versatility of the genre.

With separate indexes for names and ballad titles, this book will be a valuable resource to those studying English ballads and early modern and modern poetry.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781315389745
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	07/20/2017
Series:	The Critical Idiom Reissued , #37
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	114
File size:	144 KB

About the Author

Alan Bold

Table of Contents

1. Origin of the ballads 2. Style of the ballads 3. Content of the ballads 4. The broadside ballads 5. Survival of the ballads; Bibliography; Index of ballad titles; Index of names