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20th Century

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1. IntroductionHamilton Wright Mabie's introduction to A Book of Old English Ballads (1903) — a masterful essay on the nature, origin, and enduring power of the popular ballad, tracing its roots in community authorship and the age when poetry lived on the lips of the people.