ballads

"Presents an overview of narrative poems, including the form's history, elements, and traits and how poets use narrative poems to express ideas."--Publisher description.

This book teaches young readers about the many different kinds of songs around the world and throughout history.

Twenty-three fiction and nonfiction writers, songwriters, and cartoonists, such as Joyce Carol Oates, Luc Sante, Paul Muldoon, and R. Crumb, present their own versions of American ballads from throughout the art form's history, including "Barbara Allen," "John Brown's Body," "Dead Man's Curve," and "Nebraska.".

A collection of African-American ballads. The stories told in these folk tunes cover a wide range of subjects, from the assassination of a president, to the marriage of a young couple, the the mischief of the boll weevil.

An illustrated version of the English ballad relating the murder and funeral of Cock Robin.

Recounts the true story behind the creation of the legendary poem "Casey at the Bat", discussing how it was created, who the poet was, how it became an American legend, and other related topics.

The life of Robin Hood is told through eighteen traditional ballads, each accompanied by musical notation and detailed, historically accurate pen and ink illustrations.