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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... play does not per se automati- cally yield aesthetic and psychological insights into the meaning of either the tale or the play . Identification is simply no substitute for interpretation . In the case of King Lear , it has long been ...
... play does not per se automati- cally yield aesthetic and psychological insights into the meaning of either the tale or the play . Identification is simply no substitute for interpretation . In the case of King Lear , it has long been ...
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... play is definitely derived , but there is sufficient textual evi- dence in the play itself for them to cite in support of their interpreta- tion . Lear during the storm scene specifically refers to incest ( III , ii , 55 ) . Later he ...
... play is definitely derived , but there is sufficient textual evi- dence in the play itself for them to cite in support of their interpreta- tion . Lear during the storm scene specifically refers to incest ( III , ii , 55 ) . Later he ...
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... play to draw rather than play to win as it is a matter of male investiga- tions labeling girls who play to draw as being " feminine . ” This in turn raises the question of whether it is possible for a male to study male chauvinism ...
... play to draw rather than play to win as it is a matter of male investiga- tions labeling girls who play to draw as being " feminine . ” This in turn raises the question of whether it is possible for a male to study male chauvinism ...
Contents
Texture Text and Context | 20 |
The Curious Case of the Widemouth Frog | 62 |
A Folkloristic Reflection of | 69 |
Copyright | |
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