The Ballad and the Scholars: Approaches to Ballad Study : Papers Presented at a Clark Library Seminar, 22 October 1983

1986 by The William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, University of California, Los Angeles, 2520 Cimarron Street, Los Angeles, California 90018 | Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data: Wilgus, D. K. The ballad and the scholars. Bibliography: p. 1. Ballads, English—History and criticism—Congresses. 2. Ballads, English—United States—History and criticism—Congresses. 3. Folklore in literature—Congresses. 4. Literature and society—Congresses. 5. Oral tradition—Congresses. I. Toelken, Barre. II. William Andrews Clark Memorial Library. III. Title. PR976.W55 1986 821’.044’09 86-24635 | Designed and printed by The Castle Press, Pasadena, California | Contents: Introduction, Wayland D. Hand. The Comparative Approach, D.K. Wilgus. Context and Meaning in the Anglo-American Ballad, Barre Toelken. Members of the Seminar.