ISBN:
9780292735095
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (xlv, 291 pages, [8] leaves of plates)
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illustrations
Edition:
Online-Ausg. [S.l.] HathiTrust Digital Library 2010 Electronic reproduction
Series Statement:
Publications of the American Folklore Society. Bibliographical and special series v. 26
Series Statement:
American Folklore Society Bibliographical and Special Series v.26
Uniform Title:
Genre.
Parallel Title:
Print version Folklore genres
DDC:
398
Keywords:
Folklore Classification
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Folklore Methodology
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Folk literature History and criticism
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Literary form
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Folklore--Methodology
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Abstract:
Acknowledgments -- Introduction (Dan Ben-Amos) -- Part One. Literary and Linguistic Analysis of Folklore Genres -- 1. Oral Genres as a Bridge to Written Literature (Francis Lee Utley) -- 2. Aspects of the Märchen and the Legend (Max Lüthi) -- 3. The Generic Nature of Oral Epic Poetry (David E. Bynum) -- 4. The Blues as a Genre (Harry Oster) -- 5. On Defining the Riddle: The Problem of a Structural Unit (Charles T. Scott) -- Part Two. The Ethnography of Folklore Genres -- 6. Legend and Belief (Linda Dégh and Andrew Vazsonyi) -- 7. Proverbs: A Social Use of Metaphor (Peter Seitel)
Abstract:
8. The "Pretty Languages" of Yellowman: Genre, Mode, and Texture in Navaho Coyote Narratives (Barre Toelken) -- 9. Japanese Professional Storytellers (V. Hrdličková) -- Part Three. The Classification of Folklore Genres -- 10. The Complex Relations of Simple Forms (Roger D. Abrahams) -- 11. Analytical Categories and Ethnic Genres (Dan Ben-Amos) -- Notes on the Contributors -- A Selected Bibliography -- Index
Description / Table of Contents:
Literary and linguistic analysis of folklore genres: Utley, F.L. Oral genres as a bridge to written literature. Lüthi, M. Aspects of the Märchen and the legend. Bynum, D.E. The generic nature of oral epic poetry. Oster, H. The blues as a genre. Scott, C.T. On defining the riddle.--The ethnography of folklore genres: Dégh, L. and Vázsonyi, A. Legend and belief. Seitel, P. Proverbs; a social use of metaphor. Toelken, B. The "pretty languages" of Yellowman; genre, mode, and texture in Navaho Coyote narratives. Hrdličková, V. Japanese professional storytellers.--The classification of folklore genres: Abrahams, R.D. The complex relations of simple forms. Ben-Amos, D. Analytical categories and ethnic genres.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-282) and index
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Originally published in Genre, 1969 and 1971
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