A history of English balladry, and other studies
By: by Frank Egbert Bryant.
Publisher: Folcroft Library Editions
Published: 1976
Place of publication: Folcroft, Pa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 443
Subjects: Lessing, Gotthold Ephraim, 1729-1781.; Ballads, English -- England -- History and criticism.; English language -- History.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Reprint of the ed. published by R. G. Badger, Boston.
Table of contents: title: A history of English balladry.; title: Lessing's Laocoon.; title: Other studies: The relation of the standard language to the population of London. The Thrymskwitha. On the conservatism of language in a new country. Beowulf, 62. Beowulf 62, again. Did Boccaccio suggest the character of Chaucer's knight? The bold prisoner. Researches in experimental phonetics.