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. |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 45
Page 79
... consists of what are called " shaggy dog stories " may be seen as a metacultural parody of future - oriented worldview . The shaggy dog story consists of a long , often a very long buildup to what is usually regarded as a disappointing ...
... consists of what are called " shaggy dog stories " may be seen as a metacultural parody of future - oriented worldview . The shaggy dog story consists of a long , often a very long buildup to what is usually regarded as a disappointing ...
Page 139
... consists of seven men ( another magic number ) , but is divided into a left side , center , and right side in common parlance . The left and right sides consist of three slots : guard , tackle , and end . The backfield has four men ...
... consists of seven men ( another magic number ) , but is divided into a left side , center , and right side in common parlance . The left and right sides consist of three slots : guard , tackle , and end . The backfield has four men ...
Page 147
... consists of " Preview , Teach , and Review , " which keeps its tripartite form in an analogous folk pedagogical principle : " Tell ' em what you're going to tell ' em , tell ' em , and tell ' em what you told ' em . " American social ...
... consists of " Preview , Teach , and Review , " which keeps its tripartite form in an analogous folk pedagogical principle : " Tell ' em what you're going to tell ' em , tell ' em , and tell ' em what you told ' em . " American social ...
Contents
Texture Text and Context | 20 |
The Curious Case of the Widemouth Frog | 62 |
A Folkloristic Reflection of | 69 |
Copyright | |
6 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Aarne-Thompson Alan Dundes American culture American folklore American football anal analysis animal anthropologists attempt baby believe birth boys breasts bullroarer castration child Cinderella considered consists context Cordelia daughter Dundes endzone envy essay evil eye evil eye belief example Eye of Horus fact fairy tale fantasy father female fluid folklore folkloristic folktale football future future-oriented genitals genres girl hero pattern homosexual incest individual Indo-European infant interpretation Jesus joke King Lear legend liquid literal male male chauvinism marry Mary means metaphor milk mother motif myth narrative notion number three Oedipal one's Oompa-Loompas parents past past-oriented perhaps phallic phallus play possible present proverb psychoanalytic psychological question Raglan refer rhyme riddle ritual Róheim scholars semen semiotics sexual society story structure suggested superstition symbolic tale type texture theory tion traditional trichotomy virgin wide-mouth frog woman women words worldview