| Folklore and Folklife: An Introduction Revised Edition Contributor(s): Dorson, Richard M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0226158713 ISBN-13: 9780226158716 Publisher: University of Chicago Press OUR PRICE: $58.41 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 1982 Annotation: "This introduction to the study of folklore and folklife contains an inspiring and spirited mixture of essays, theoretical contributions, practical instructions, and pure encyclopedia articles. It is a very well put together book, written by eighteen researchers who have something to say. One can see here that it is competent educators who have come forward and are narrating. . . . All in all it is a very use-oriented handbook with attractive typography and layout."--Iorn Pio, "Journal of American Folklore" |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Folklore & Mythology - Literary Criticism |
| Dewey: 398.042 |
| LCCN: 77189038 |
| Series: Introduction |
| Physical Information: 1.17" H x 6.03" W x 9.02" (1.60 lbs) 572 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This introduction to the study of folklore and folklife contains an inspiring and spirited mixture of essays, theoretical contributions, practical instructions, and pure encyclopedia articles. It is a very well put together book, written by eighteen researchers who have something to say. One can see here that it is competent educators who have come forward and are narrating. . . . All in all it is a very use-oriented handbook with attractive typography and layout.--Iorn Pio, Journal of American Folklore |