NINON A. M. LEADER - Hungarian Classical Ballads and Their Folklore

Great Britain, Cambridge University Press, 1967. First Edition, Binding: Cloth, Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Hardback Hardback. Previous owners name and date to inside cover. Slight shelf wear to edges of D/J. Price clipped. Tiny tear to bottom edge of D/J. Dr. Leader provides an analytic desctiion and full English text of the main Hungarian classical ballads with their published versions. She examines their characteristics, ananlyses their themes, motifs and underlying folk beliefs, and relates them to ballads of other countries, particularly England and Scotland. There are full bibliographical references and a motif index. 365 pp. (.