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 237
... birth of a hero or god . While only two of the thirty - two versions of " the literary motif of the exposed child ... birth of Jesus with just the birth of Moses ( e.g. , Bourke , Winter ) or with just a possible Egyptian ( Brunner ...
... birth of a hero or god . While only two of the thirty - two versions of " the literary motif of the exposed child ... birth of Jesus with just the birth of Moses ( e.g. , Bourke , Winter ) or with just a possible Egyptian ( Brunner ...
Page 239
... birth . " Rank's extended emphasis upon the impor- tance of the alleged " birth " symbolism ( as opposed to his application of Freud's Oedipal rationale to the lives of heroes ) perhaps anticipated his later book The Trauma of Birth in ...
... birth . " Rank's extended emphasis upon the impor- tance of the alleged " birth " symbolism ( as opposed to his application of Freud's Oedipal rationale to the lives of heroes ) perhaps anticipated his later book The Trauma of Birth in ...
Page 240
... birth trauma would seem to be in error . There are other problems with Rank's birth analysis . Consider the fact that the hero is already born when he is abandoned . Why would he need to be born again ? Consider also that in several ...
... birth trauma would seem to be in error . There are other problems with Rank's birth analysis . Consider the fact that the hero is already born when he is abandoned . Why would he need to be born again ? Consider also that in several ...
Contents
Texture Text and Context | 20 |
The Curious Case of the Widemouth Frog | 62 |
A Folkloristic Reflection of | 69 |
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