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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Page viii
... reason for the reluctance of folklorists to attempt interpretations of their data is their tendency to treat " lore " as though it were totally separate from " folk . " The tales , ballads , riddles , etc. are studied as entities ...
... reason for the reluctance of folklorists to attempt interpretations of their data is their tendency to treat " lore " as though it were totally separate from " folk . " The tales , ballads , riddles , etc. are studied as entities ...
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... reason for collecting context is that only if such data is provided can any serious attempt be made to explain WHY a particular text is used in a particular situation . Let me illus- trate this point with a hypothesis about riddles . In ...
... reason for collecting context is that only if such data is provided can any serious attempt be made to explain WHY a particular text is used in a particular situation . Let me illus- trate this point with a hypothesis about riddles . In ...
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... reason Americans fre- quently fail to enjoy touring as much as they might may be their almost compulsive tendency to see as many sights as possible . The seeing of many sights is , of course , consistent with a tendency to quantify ...
... reason Americans fre- quently fail to enjoy touring as much as they might may be their almost compulsive tendency to see as many sights as possible . The seeing of many sights is , of course , consistent with a tendency to quantify ...
Contents
Texture Text and Context | 20 |
The Curious Case of the Widemouth Frog | 62 |
A Folkloristic Reflection of | 69 |
Copyright | |
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