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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
  • 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 Vázsonyi)
    • 7. Proverbs: A Social Use of Metaphor (Peter Seitel)
    • 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

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      Publisher: University of Texas Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/01/1975
      ISBN13: 9780292724372, 978-0292724372
      ISBN10: 0292724373

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A collection of essays that represent development in folklore genre studies, diverging into literary, ethnographic, and taxonomic questions.

      Table of Contents
      • 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 Vázsonyi)
        • 7. Proverbs: A Social Use of Metaphor (Peter Seitel)
        • 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

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