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Author : Roger E. Mitchell
Release : 1979
Genre : Folklore
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Book Synopsis The Press, Rumor and Legend Formation by : Roger E. Mitchell
Download or read book The Press, Rumor and Legend Formation written by Roger E. Mitchell. This book was released on 1979. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Gillian Bennett
Release : 2013-09-05
Genre : Literary Criticism
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Book Rating : 195/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Contemporary Legend by : Gillian Bennett
Download or read book Contemporary Legend written by Gillian Bennett. This book was released on 2013-09-05. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1996. For most of the time since the Grimm brothers first contrasted the fairy tale (Märchen) and the legend (Sage), the former has enjoyed the greater reputation among folklorists. Only in recent years, and with the work of such scholars as Gillian Bennett and Paul Smith, has it been recognized that—both as art and as news—the legend is now central to contemporary culture in a way that the Märchen no longer is. The present book is the first collection of essays on legend to appear in English since 1971. Nevertheless, its publication consolidates a gradual shift which has taken place over the last two decades, in which English-language scholarship has taken the lead in the study of certain kinds of legends—variously dubbed modern horror legends, urban legends, urban myths or, here, contemporary legends.
Author : Linda Dégh
Release : 2001-11-14
Genre : Social Science
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Book Rating : 294/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Legend and Belief by : Linda Dégh
Download or read book Legend and Belief written by Linda Dégh. This book was released on 2001-11-14. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Industrial advancement has not changed the basic fragility of human life, and the commercialization and consumer orientation of the mass media has actually helped legends travel faster and farther. Legends are communicated not only orally, face to face, but also in the press, on radio and television, on countless Web sites, and by e-mail, perpetuating new waves of the "culture of fear.""--BOOK JACKET.
Author : Gail de Vos
Release : 1996-04-15
Genre : Language Arts & Disciplines
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Book Rating : 875/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Tales, Rumors, and Gossip by : Gail de Vos
Download or read book Tales, Rumors, and Gossip written by Gail de Vos. This book was released on 1996-04-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore the stories and themes that capture the imagination of young people today. A sampling of tales is organized into broad subject areas, such as contaminated food, threats to children, and satanic legends, and the tales are analyzed according to function, structure, and international variants. De Vos also discusses film and literary adaptions and offers suggestions for adapting tales for the junior high and high school curriculum. Explore the stories and themes that capture the imagination of young people today. After a fascinating overview and discussion of contemporary legends (commonly referred to as modern urban legends and often told as true), de Vos examines them in their relationship to rumors and gossip, ostension (acting out the legends), the role of the media in formulation and dissemination, and related tales (e.g., literary horror tales). A sampling of tales is organized into broad subject areas, such as contaminated food, threats to children, and satanic legends, and the legends are analyzed according to function, structure, and international variants. De Vos discusses some of the literary and visual adaptations in popular culture and offers suggestions for adapting tales for the junior high and high school curriculum. A fascinating professional book, this is a great resource to use with young adults.
Author : Paul Smith
Release : 1984
Genre : Folklore
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Book Synopsis Perspectives on Contemporary Legend by : Paul Smith
Download or read book Perspectives on Contemporary Legend written by Paul Smith. This book was released on 1984. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
