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A pioneer in establishing the field of Celtic studies, John Rhys (18401915) became the first professor of Celtic languages at Oxford in 1877. This two-volume work, published in 1901, illuminates folklore fieldwork and its difficulties. For each text, Rhys provides information about his sources, and an English translation.

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7. Triumphs of the water-world; 8. Welsh cave legends; 9. Place-name stories; 10. Difficulties of the folklorist; 11. Folklore philosophy; 12. Race in folklore and myth; Additions and corrections; Index.

Celtic Folklore Welsh and Manx Volume 2 Cambridge Library Collection Anthropology

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      Publisher: Cambridge University Press
      Publication Date: 6/2/2016 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781108079099, 978-1108079099
      ISBN10: 1108079091
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A pioneer in establishing the field of Celtic studies, John Rhys (18401915) became the first professor of Celtic languages at Oxford in 1877. This two-volume work, published in 1901, illuminates folklore fieldwork and its difficulties. For each text, Rhys provides information about his sources, and an English translation.

      Table of Contents
      7. Triumphs of the water-world; 8. Welsh cave legends; 9. Place-name stories; 10. Difficulties of the folklorist; 11. Folklore philosophy; 12. Race in folklore and myth; Additions and corrections; Index.

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