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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... metaphors . I assume that metaphors are meaningful , not accidental , and that there are consistent patterns of metaphor in every culture . These patterns may be cognitive ( as in “ Seeing Is Believing " ) or they may be symbolic ( as ...
... metaphors . I assume that metaphors are meaningful , not accidental , and that there are consistent patterns of metaphor in every culture . These patterns may be cognitive ( as in “ Seeing Is Believing " ) or they may be symbolic ( as ...
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... metaphor in American folklore . There is an American superstition which states that if one wants to ensure that one's newborn baby will rise in the world , one should carry it up a flight of stairs shortly after birth . The metaphorical ...
... metaphor in American folklore . There is an American superstition which states that if one wants to ensure that one's newborn baby will rise in the world , one should carry it up a flight of stairs shortly after birth . The metaphorical ...
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... metaphorical notion of " rising " to success in life . ( All homeopathic magic is essentially a literalization of metaphor . ) Another example of a literali- zation of a metaphor , namely , " to fight like cats and dogs , " is found in ...
... metaphorical notion of " rising " to success in life . ( All homeopathic magic is essentially a literalization of metaphor . ) Another example of a literali- zation of a metaphor , namely , " to fight like cats and dogs , " is found in ...
Contents
Texture Text and Context | 20 |
The Curious Case of the Widemouth Frog | 62 |
A Folkloristic Reflection of | 69 |
Copyright | |
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