On Thu, 4 Mar 1999, J. J. Dias Marques wrote: > Dear friends, > > I'm looking for books or articles about the interest of the > Romantics in Oral/Popular Literature, particularly popular ballads. I'd be > most grateful for your help. > J. J. Dias Marques > > There must be hundreds of biographies that document the interest of such men as Franz Schubert, L von Beethoven, Goethe, Herder, the Grimms, et al in oral/popular literature. It lies at the very core of the Romantic inspiration. Ed %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%