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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... discussion for over a century , but few of the discussions have even so much as men- tioned the possible relevance of the pattern to Christ . E.B. Tylor in an essay written in 1863 noted the widespread stories of children being brought ...
... discussion for over a century , but few of the discussions have even so much as men- tioned the possible relevance of the pattern to Christ . E.B. Tylor in an essay written in 1863 noted the widespread stories of children being brought ...
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... discussion of vair , see Cox , p . 506. For an earlier discussion of vair , see W. R. S. Ralston , “ Cinderella , ” Nineteenth Century , 6 ( 1879 ) : 832-53 . 21. This rhyme is # 108 in the standard collection , Iona and Peter Opie ...
... discussion of vair , see Cox , p . 506. For an earlier discussion of vair , see W. R. S. Ralston , “ Cinderella , ” Nineteenth Century , 6 ( 1879 ) : 832-53 . 21. This rhyme is # 108 in the standard collection , Iona and Peter Opie ...
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... discussion of its plot , refer ex- plicitly and exclusively to the analysis of tale type 510 , Cinderella and Cap o ' Rushes , for its content . This implies that the " Love Like Salt " story can be considered as an abridged form of the ...
... discussion of its plot , refer ex- plicitly and exclusively to the analysis of tale type 510 , Cinderella and Cap o ' Rushes , for its content . This implies that the " Love Like Salt " story can be considered as an abridged form of 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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