Zur frühesten Geschichte der europäischen Balladendichtung Der Tanz in Kölbigk. Legendarische Nachrichten- Gesellschaftlicher Hintergrund- Historische Voraussetzungen [Frankfurter Beiträge zur Germanistik, Band 14]

Metzner, Ernst Erich. Zur frühesten Geschichte der europäischen Balladendichtung Der Tanz in Kölbigk. Legendarische Nachrichten- Gesellschaftlicher Hintergrund- Historische Voraussetzungen [Frankfurter Beiträge zur Germanistik, Band 14]. Frankfurt am Main: Athenäum Verlag, 1972. First edition. X, 280, [2]pp. Original printed dust-jacket over blue cloth with white lettering on spine. First edition of this remarkable thesis on European balladry in which the author attempts to set down answers to a number of questions that had been nagging at him such as: what are ballads? who made them, and for whom? what purpose do they serve? why do they die? and so on.. Minor and sporadic creasing along dust-jacket edges. Previous owner’s name on free front endpaper and dated 1988. Text in German. DJ in overall good+, binding and interior in very good condition. vg. Hardcover. (34516) $65