The Rose & the Briar: Death, Love and Liberty in the American Ballad
- ISBN-10
- 0393059545
- ISBN-13
- 9780393059540
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 406
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Authors
- Sean Wilentz, Greil Marcus
Description
A collection of writings and illustrations on the American ballad considers it as an art form as well as an expressive reflection of history, in an anthology that features pieces by such contributors as Paul Muldoon, John Rockwell, and Joyce Carol Oates. 15,000 first printing.
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