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 73
... refer to something as the " be and end all , ” though there may well be anxiety about " making ends meet . " Obvi- ously , the great concern with the " happy ending " in popular films and novels is another example . Americans invariably ...
... refer to something as the " be and end all , ” though there may well be anxiety about " making ends meet . " Obvi- ously , the great concern with the " happy ending " in popular films and novels is another example . Americans invariably ...
Page 216
... referring to a father's being sexually attracted to his daughter.14 None of the critics who see an incest theme in King ... refer to father - daughter incest . The final lines of Pericles begin : " In Antiochus and his daughter you have ...
... referring to a father's being sexually attracted to his daughter.14 None of the critics who see an incest theme in King ... refer to father - daughter incest . The final lines of Pericles begin : " In Antiochus and his daughter you have ...
Page 242
... refer affectionately to one's mother or to the breast . The semantic connection between mother and breast - feeding makes both logical and psychological sense ( and may have been a factor in the decision of Linnaeus to coin the term ...
... refer affectionately to one's mother or to the breast . The semantic connection between mother and breast - feeding makes both logical and psychological sense ( and may have been a factor in the decision of Linnaeus to coin the term ...
Contents
Texture Text and Context | 20 |
The Curious Case of the Widemouth Frog | 62 |
A Folkloristic Reflection of | 69 |
Copyright | |
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