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Ballad Theory

Ballad Theory is a branch of Folklore Theory that systematically examines the structural, thematic, and performative characteristics of ballads as traditional narrative songs, distinguishing them from other folk genres through their specific metrics, oral transmission, and formulaic composition.

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Tradition and Experiment in Wordsworth's "Lyrical Ballads" (1798)

James H. Averill, Mary Jacobus, John E. Jordan · Studies in Romanticism · 1978 · 238 citations

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BALLADS, LIBELS AND POPULAR RIDICULE IN JACOBEAN ENGLAND

Adam Fox · Past & Present · 1994 · 238 citations

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Ballads and Broadsides in Britain, 1500–1800

Elizabeth P. Neale · Ethnomusicology · 2011 · 206 citations

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The English and Scottish Popular Ballads

J. H. P. PAFFORD, F. J. Child · The Modern Language Review · 1957 · 103 citations

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Perizonius, Niebuhr and the Character of Early Roman Tradition

Arnaldo Momigliano · The Journal of Roman Studies · 1957 · 100 citations

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Authors

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  1. AB
    Albert B. Friedman

    Harvard University Press, United States

    3 publications · 53 citations

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  2. EK
    Evelyn K. Wells

    3 publications · 39 citations

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  3. AF
    Adam Fox

    Institute of History and Archaeology, Russia

    2 publications · 260 citations

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  4. LP
    Louise Pound

    2 publications · 39 citations

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  5. FJ
    Francis James Child

    2 publications · 99 citations

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Institutions

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  1. Institute of History and Archaeology

    Yekaterinburg, Russia

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    260 citations

  2. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    154 citations

  3. Rutgers Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights

    Utrecht, Netherlands

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    37 citations

  4. Queen Mary University of London

    London, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    28 citations

  5. Cardiff University

    Cardiff, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    206 citations

  6. University of California, Davis

    Davis, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    14 citations

  7. Duke University

    Durham, United States

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    64 citations

  8. Phillips Exeter Academy

    Exeter, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    27 citations

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  1. Journal of American Folklore

    JAF · 11 publications · 249 citations

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  2. Western Folklore

    6 publications · 112 citations

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  3. Notes and Queries

    3 publications · 67 citations

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  4. The Modern Language Review

    3 publications · 129 citations

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  5. Modern Language Notes

    3 publications · 109 citations

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