Stories from Songs: Ballads as Literary Fictions for Young Adults

by Gail De Vos (Author)

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  Paperback
  2008

  $73.74

  Details how real events have evolved through folk stories and legends into ballads before ultimately ending up in print format. After an introduction to the form and its place in history, this work explores various types of ballads. It covers Ballad types such as: tragic love stories, murder ballads, otherworld beings, and tricks and disguises.