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Release : 1986
Genre : Folklore
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Book Rating : 022/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Great American Folklore by :
Download or read book Great American Folklore written by . This book was released on 1986. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jane Polley
Release : 1978
Genre : Social Science
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Book Synopsis American Folklore and Legend by : Jane Polley
Download or read book American Folklore and Legend written by Jane Polley. This book was released on 1978. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This illustrated account presents an interesting history of folklore as well as a retelling of famous American legends.
Author : Rosemary Levy Zumwalt
Release : 1988-06-22
Genre : Social Science
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Book Rating : 721/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis American Folklore Scholarship by : Rosemary Levy Zumwalt
Download or read book American Folklore Scholarship written by Rosemary Levy Zumwalt. This book was released on 1988-06-22. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "American Folklore Scholarship is rich reading, outlining the intellectual genealogy of American folklore and delivering many interesting historical tidbits. Folklore teachers will want to use this book in their introductory theory classes, while doctoral students will want to memorize the book before their qualifying exams." --Folklore Forum "... a welcome overview of the discipline in North America and the practitioners who established it." --American Anthropologist In this classic text, Zumwalt examines the split between literary folklorists and anthropological folklorists. The former looked at literary forms for folklore; the latter looked at the life and unwritten culture of the people. This struggle shaped the study of folklore in the U.S.
Author : Linda Dégh
Release : 1994-02-22
Genre : Social Science
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Book Rating : 604/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis American Folklore and the Mass Media by : Linda Dégh
Download or read book American Folklore and the Mass Media written by Linda Dégh. This book was released on 1994-02-22. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book shows how folklore -- magic, miracles, and tales of enchanted princesses and genial giants -- is still alive and well in the modern mass media.... contains a wealth of facts and observations with which to conjure." -- Journal of Communication "Dégh brings her decades of expertise in folk narrative to bear in this well-researched, provocative study of the interrelationship between traditional processes of folk narrative performances and modern mass media.... Highly recommended... " -- Choice "Spanning folk cultural developments as old as feudalism and as new as today's TV ad, American Folklore and the Mass Media demonstrates how vital folklore remains, how often it absorbs -- rather than being absorbed by -- the most dramatic technological innovations and social realignments." -- Carl Lindahl "... all six essays are meaty and informative contributions to vital folkloric issues..." -- Contemporary Legend
Author : Jan Harold Brunvand
Release : 2006-05-24
Genre : Literary Criticism
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Book Rating : 788/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis American Folklore by : Jan Harold Brunvand
Download or read book American Folklore written by Jan Harold Brunvand. This book was released on 2006-05-24. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains over 500 articles Ranging over foodways and folksongs, quiltmaking and computer lore, Pecos Bill, Butch Cassidy, and Elvis sightings, more than 500 articles spotlight folk literature, music, and crafts; sports and holidays; tall tales and legendary figures; genres and forms; scholarly approaches and theories; regions and ethnic groups; performers and collectors; writers and scholars; religious beliefs and practices. The alphabetically arranged entries vary from concise definitions to detailed surveys, each accompanied by a brief, up-to-date bibliography. Special features *More than 2000 contributors *Over 500 articles spotlight folk literature, music, crafts, and more *Alphabetically arranged *Entries accompanied by up-to-date bibliographies *Edited by America's best-known folklore authority
