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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14 None of the critics who see an incest theme in King Lear appear to be aware of the existence of the same theme in folktale sources from which the play is definitely derived , but there is sufficient textual evidence in the play ...
14 None of the critics who see an incest theme in King Lear appear to be aware of the existence of the same theme in folktale sources from which the play is definitely derived , but there is sufficient textual evidence in the play ...
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In the same way , fathers should not punish daughters for indulging in sexual fantasies which fathers themselves hold and consciously or unconsciously encourage . We can see other examples of projection in the play .
In the same way , fathers should not punish daughters for indulging in sexual fantasies which fathers themselves hold and consciously or unconsciously encourage . We can see other examples of projection in the play .
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This makes the final outcome of the play even more tragic than it would have been without the explicit fairy tale frame . 29. It cannot be stressed too strongly that a psychoanalytic reading of King Lear is but one interpretation of a ...
This makes the final outcome of the play even more tragic than it would have been without the explicit fairy tale frame . 29. It cannot be stressed too strongly that a psychoanalytic reading of King Lear is but one interpretation of a ...
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Contents
Texture Text and Context | 20 |
The Curious Case of the Widemouth Frog | 62 |
A Folkloristic Reflection of | 69 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | Interpreting Folklore |
| Author | Alan Dundes |
| Edition | 2, illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | Indiana University Press, 1980 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 22 Jul 2008 |
| ISBN | 0253143071, 9780253143075 |
| Length | 304 pages |
| Subjects | › Social Science / Folklore & Mythology |
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