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folk ballad

anonymous ballad passed along orally from generation to generation, often undergoing many changes
Intangible literary_genre Q1221179
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folk ballad

Summary

folk ballad is a literary genre[1]. It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • folk ballad's instance of is recorded as literary genre[3].
  • folk ballad's GND ID is recorded as 4188511-9[4].
  • folk ballad's subclass of is recorded as ballad[5].
  • folk ballad's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ph138714[6].
  • folk ballad's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Folk ballads[7].
  • folk ballad's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as art/folk-ballad[8].
  • folk ballad's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/120qw3xp[9].
  • folk ballad's Yale LUX ID is recorded as concept/d8bb75bd-ca6e-411a-89f8-e99da052ce04[10].

Why It Matters

folk ballad is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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