Author : Natascha Würzbach
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521177443
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis The Rise of the English Street Ballad 1550-1650 by : Natascha Würzbach
Download or read book The Rise of the English Street Ballad 1550-1650 written by Natascha Würzbach and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2011-03-03 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Natascha Würzbach's 1981 study of the street ballad was the first to investigate a specific genre of popular literature which had previously been vastly neglected. Attention is focused on the social and cultural conditions which accompanied its development. It is also looked at as a literary form.