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- Folklore Genres
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- 1975
- Published by: University of Texas Press
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A collection of essays that represent development in folklore genre studies, diverging into literary, ethnographic, and taxonomic questions.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- p. vii
- Introduction
- pp. ix-xlv
- Part One. Literary and Linguistic Analysis of Folklore Genres
- 4. The Blues as a Genre
- pp. 106-123
- Part Two. The Ethnography of Folklore Genres
- 6. Legend and Belief
- pp. 140-171
- 7. Proverbs: A Social Use of Metaphor
- pp. 172-191
- 9. Japanese Professional Storytellers
- pp. 218-237
- Part Three. The Classification of Folklore Genres
- 10. The Complex Relations of Simple Forms
- pp. 240-263
- 11. Analytical Categories and Ethnic Genres
- pp. 264-291
- Notes on the Contributors
- pp. 292-295
- A Selected Bibliography
- pp. 296-331
Additional Information
ISBN
9780292735095
Related ISBN(s)
9780292724150
MARC Record
OCLC
967528356
Pages
338
Launched on MUSE
2017-01-05
Language
English
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No
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