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Definition of Balladry
1. n. Ballad poems; the subject or style of ballads.
Definition of Balladry
1. Noun. ballads considered as a group ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Balladry
1. ballad poetry [n -RIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Balladry
Literary usage of Balladry
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Cambridge History of English Literature by Adolphus William Ward, Alfred Rayney Waller (1908)
"... balladry itself crossed the marches of the epic, and found itself far from
the old choral, dramatic improvisations, though still fairly close to the ..."
2. The Popular Ballad by Francis Barton Gummere (1907)
"In these opinions, however, there is nothing either bad or good for balladry.
Bacon was thinking of the rabble; Goldsmith had what we call the public in his ..."
3. Poetic Origins and the Ballad by Louise Pound (1921)
"CHAPTER VI balladry IN AMERICA American interest in ballads and in other folk-songs
has arisen mainly as an aftermath of the quest of Old World traditional ..."
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