Interpreting Folklore..". Dundes has produced a work which will be useful to both students and teachers who wish to broaden their understanding of modern folklore." -- Center for Southern Folklore Magazine "It is impossible ever to remain unimpressed with [Dundes'] excursuses, however much one may be in disagreement (or not) with his conclusions." -- Forum for Modern Language Studies Often controversial, Alan Dundes's scholarship is always provocative, perceptive, and intelligent. His concern here is to assess the material folklorists have so painstakingly amassed and classified, to interpret folklore, and to use folklore to increase our understanding of human nature and culture. |
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... ( motif H1010 ) or “ paradoxical tasks " ( motif H1050 ) . Paradoxical tasks are commonly structured as oppositional riddles : coming neither naked nor clad , coming neither with nor without a present , or coming neither riding nor ...
... ( motif H1010 ) or “ paradoxical tasks " ( motif H1050 ) . Paradoxical tasks are commonly structured as oppositional riddles : coming neither naked nor clad , coming neither with nor without a present , or coming neither riding nor ...
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... motif D1338.1.1 , Fountain of youth ) , certainly support the notion that liquid is life . Hopkins ( 1905 : 55 ) distinguishes the two motifs , arguing that the " fountain of youth " comes from India while the " water of life " stems ...
... motif D1338.1.1 , Fountain of youth ) , certainly support the notion that liquid is life . Hopkins ( 1905 : 55 ) distinguishes the two motifs , arguing that the " fountain of youth " comes from India while the " water of life " stems ...
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... motif of the ex- posed child , " he found three motivations for the exposure . The first was exposure because of shame at the circumstances of the child's birth . The second was the prophecy of parricide or some similar mis- fortune for ...
... motif of the ex- posed child , " he found three motivations for the exposure . The first was exposure because of shame at the circumstances of the child's birth . The second was the prophecy of parricide or some similar mis- fortune for ...
Contents
Texture Text and Context | 20 |
The Curious Case of the Widemouth Frog | 62 |
A Folkloristic Reflection of | 69 |
Copyright | |
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