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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... Americans in general are future - oriented is not offered . In American folklore there is plenty of relevant evidence and this evidence is for the most part not regional . Rather the proverbs , folk metaphors , and other traditional ...
... Americans in general are future - oriented is not offered . In American folklore there is plenty of relevant evidence and this evidence is for the most part not regional . Rather the proverbs , folk metaphors , and other traditional ...
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... American folk speech . Some are in rhyme : " First is worst , second the same , but third is best of all the game . " Some are not : “ A minute in your mouth , an hour in your stomach , a lifetime on your hips " ; or the Army credo ...
... American folk speech . Some are in rhyme : " First is worst , second the same , but third is best of all the game . " Some are not : “ A minute in your mouth , an hour in your stomach , a lifetime on your hips " ; or the Army credo ...
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Alan Dundes. The Crowing Hen and the Easter Bunny Male Chauvinism in American Folklore Popular prejudices and stereotypes nourished by oral tradition have affected the course of history . -RICHARD M. DORSON - American Folklore and the ...
Alan Dundes. The Crowing Hen and the Easter Bunny Male Chauvinism in American Folklore Popular prejudices and stereotypes nourished by oral tradition have affected the course of history . -RICHARD M. DORSON - American Folklore and the ...
Contents
Texture Text and Context | 20 |
The Curious Case of the Widemouth Frog | 62 |
A Folkloristic Reflection of | 69 |
Copyright | |
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