Quote by Lascelles Abercrombie

The Border Ballads, for instance, and the Robin Hood Ballads, clearly suppose a state of society which is nothing but a very circumscribed and not very important heroic age.

The Border Ballads, for instance, and the Robin Hood Ballads

Summary

This quote suggests that ballads such as the Border Ballads and Robin Hood Ballads depict a specific and limited heroic era in society. It implies that these ballads illustrate a society that is confined in scope and not of significant importance in the grand scheme of things.

By Lascelles Abercrombie

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