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 64
At the end of the joke , the frog in order to survive has to curb its natural way of
speaking . It must speak literally and figuratively in a closemouthed way in order
to stay alive . The frog must keep its mouth shut to remain free . Perhaps one ...
At the end of the joke , the frog in order to survive has to curb its natural way of
speaking . It must speak literally and figuratively in a closemouthed way in order
to stay alive . The frog must keep its mouth shut to remain free . Perhaps one ...
Page 65
If the joke is really about white attitudes towards black speaking patterns , we can
more reaily understand the joke ' s popularity in the 1970s . With increased
integration through court - ordered school bussing , for example , more and more
...
If the joke is really about white attitudes towards black speaking patterns , we can
more reaily understand the joke ' s popularity in the 1970s . With increased
integration through court - ordered school bussing , for example , more and more
...
Page 219
20 The marked contrast between Cordelia and her sisters is also indicated by the
sexual symbolism of speech . Speech is sexual ; dumbness , not speaking , is
asexual . Cordelia is unable or unwilling to speak . Her name , which may derive
...
20 The marked contrast between Cordelia and her sisters is also indicated by the
sexual symbolism of speech . Speech is sexual ; dumbness , not speaking , is
asexual . Cordelia is unable or unwilling to speak . Her name , which may derive
...
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Contents
Texture Text and Context | 20 |
The Curious Case of the Widemouth Frog | 62 |
A Folkloristic Reflection of | 69 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | Interpreting Folklore |
| Author | Alan Dundes |
| Edition | 2, illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | Indiana University Press, 1980 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 8 Oct 2008 |
| ISBN | 0253143071, 9780253143075 |
| Length | 304 pages |
| Subjects | › Social Science / Folklore & Mythology |
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