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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... analysis of folklore to the analysis of language . One of the most obvious theoretical weaknesses of such an approach is the fact that textural features are rarely , if ever , limited to just one form of folklore . Rhyme is a textural ...
... analysis of folklore to the analysis of language . One of the most obvious theoretical weaknesses of such an approach is the fact that textural features are rarely , if ever , limited to just one form of folklore . Rhyme is a textural ...
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... analysis of text . In the case of folktale structure , for example , emic slots in texts can be filled by different etic units , that is , different motifs ( allomotifs ) may be used in a given motifeme . Moreover , the same motif ...
... analysis of text . In the case of folktale structure , for example , emic slots in texts can be filled by different etic units , that is , different motifs ( allomotifs ) may be used in a given motifeme . Moreover , the same motif ...
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... analysis is Paul Bouissac's in- sightful descriptions of various circus acts . In his essay “ Poetics in the Lion's Den : The Circus Act as a Text , " Bouissac analyzes the con- stituent elements of a lion act performance . He even ...
... analysis is Paul Bouissac's in- sightful descriptions of various circus acts . In his essay “ Poetics in the Lion's Den : The Circus Act as a Text , " Bouissac analyzes the con- stituent elements of a lion act performance . He even ...
Contents
Texture Text and Context | 20 |
The Curious Case of the Widemouth Frog | 62 |
A Folkloristic Reflection of | 69 |
Copyright | |
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