British Ephemeral Literature

British Ephemeral Literature Criticism

• Introduction
• Representative Works
• Criticism: Overviews And General Studies
  • A Pepsyian Garland: Black Letter Broadside Ballads of the Years 1595-1639, Chiefly from the Collection of Samuel Pepys
  • Introduction to Samuel Pepys' Penny Merriments, Being a Collection of Chapbooks, full of Histories, Jests, Magic, Amorous Tales of Courtship, Marriage and Infidelity, Accounts of Rogues and Fools, together with Comments on the Times
• Criticism: Broadside Ballads
  • The Ballads and Literature
  • Prologue and The fashion for Female Warrior ballads: new ‘hits’ and old favorites, 1600-1650
  • Literary and social conditions for the rise, distribution and textual structure of the street ballad
  • Introduction to Cheap Print and Popular Piety
• Criticism: Chapbooks, Jestbooks, Pamphlets, And Newspapers
  • Personal News
  • The Blending of Wit and Jest: An Introduction
  • The Devil's Orator: Pierce Penniless
  • Introduction: Why Read Chapbooks
• Further Reading