Transformations of a Genre: A Literary History of the Beguiled Apprentice

by Ralph Cohen

Book Overview

The aim of this book is to orchestrate "a generic reconstitution of literary studies" based on a comprehensive theory of genre and generic transformation. Taking "An Excellent Ballad of George Barnwel," a seventeenth-century broadside of sex and greed, Ralph Cohen analyzes the generic transformations--including Addison's ballad criticism in The Spectator, The London Merchant, Percy's ballad editing in Reliques, and Barnwell...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030896706
• ISBN13: 9783030896706
• Release Date: January 2023
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 246 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.3"