American Folklore - Brossura

Dorson, Richard M. M.

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0226158594 ISBN 13: 9780226158594

Casa editrice: University of Chicago Press, 1961

Riassunto

Here, grounded firmly in American history, is a skilled folklorist's survey of the entire field of America's folklore—from colonization to mass culture.

Tracing the forms and content of American folklore, Mr. Dorson reveals the richness, pathos, and humor of genuine folklore, which he distinguishes from the "fakelore" of popularizers and chauvinists. At the same time, however, he shows what the creation of spurious folklore (the Paul Bunyan legends, for instance) discloses about our national character. Based upon authentic field collections and research, the examples cited include folkways, jests, boasts, tall tales, ballads, folk and legendary heroes.

"His volume enlarges our understanding of the American past and present through an empirical survey of the extant folk traditions and it also provides us with the means for appreciating what is valuable in these folk traditions."—Virginia Quarterly Review

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L'autore:

Richard M. Dorson was Distinguished Professor of History and Folklore and director of the Folklore Institute at Indiana University. His many books includeBuying the Wind: Regional Folklore in the United States; The British Folklorists: A History; Folklore and Folklife;and Folktales Told around the World, all published by the University of Chicago Press.

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• Editore: University of Chicago Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 1961
• ISBN 10: 0226158594
• ISBN 13: 9780226158594
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 350