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“A Phantom through the Pane”: Thomas Hardy’s Use of Ballads

Record #:
35905
Abstract:
Folk ballads have been a significant influence on British literary poetry. Thomas Hardy, a prolific literary balladist, was influenced by contemporary literary movements, but he also incorporated into his art qualities remembered from folk music and song encountered in his youth.