| International Folkloristics: Classic Contributions by the Founders of Folklore Contributor(s): Dundes, Alan (Editor), Bartók, Béla (Contribution by), Duilearga, Séamus Ó. (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 0847695158 ISBN-13: 9780847695157 Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers OUR PRICE: $53.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 1999 Annotation: International folkloristics is a worldwide discipline in which scholars study various forms of folklore ranging from myth, folktale, and legend to custom and belief. In this volume, twenty classic essays, beginning with a piece by Jacob Grimm, reveal the evolving theoretical underpinnings of folkloristics from its nineteenth century origins to its academic coming-of-age in the twentieth century. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - General |
| Dewey: 398 |
| LCCN: 99029463 |
| Physical Information: 0.61" H x 6" W x 9" (0.89 lbs) 270 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: International folkloristics is a worldwide discipline in which scholars study various forms of folklore ranging from myth, folktale, and legend to custom and belief. Twenty classic essays, beginning with a piece by Jacob Grimm, reveal the evolving theoretical underpinnings of folkloristics from its nineteenth century origins to its academic coming-of-age in the twentieth century. Each piece is prefaced by extensive editorial introductions placing them in a historical and intellectual context. The twenty essays presented here, including several never published previously in English, will be required reading for any serious student of folklore. |