Malory and Fifteenth-Century Drama, Lyrics, and Ballads

by E.K. Chambers

Part of the complete reissue of "The Oxford History of English Literature", this volume tells the story of medieval drama and the ballad, the carol and the lyric, and deals particularly with Malory.

Hardcover

First published March 28, 1990

About the author

Sir Edmund Kerchever Chambers, KBE, CB, FBA, usually cited as E. K. Chambers, was an English literary critic and Shakespearean scholar.

Reviews

[J Grimsey · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very fascinating book which take prioritises the written sources and not the oral sources of communication in the section on Ballads. It was first written in 1945 so is a little dated. I found the history an intertesting read .