| Ballad Collection, Lyric, and the Canon: The Call of the Popular from the Restoration to the New Criticism Subjects: Ballads English -- Great Britain -- History and criticism; Ballads Scots -- Scotland -- History and criticism; Ballads in literature; Popular culture in literature; English literature -- History and criticism; Criticism -- Great Britain -- History; Crit; Compelling and insightful, Ballad Collection, Lyric, and the Canon makes an important contribution to our understanding of the ballad and its long-ranging impact on the institution of literature. Steve Newman teaches English at Temple University. |