Principles for Oral Narrative Research - Rilegato

Olrik, Axel; Wolf, Kirsten; Jensen, Jody

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ISBN 10: 0253341752 ISBN 13: 9780253341754

Casa editrice: Indiana Univ Pr, 1992

Riassunto

... Wolf and Jensen's English translation of the entire book puts the famous laws into a very useful perspective... " —Choice

... it is full of clever ideas and observations, and alive with the personality of the writer—lucid, astute and fair." —British Folklore Studies Forum

Olrik’s Grundsætninger sets forth a number of the basic principles for the study of folklore and outlines his "epic laws" of oral narrative. With this long-awaited translation, English readers now have available the "rules" which became the foundation of many folklore programs and the basis for the study of folk narrative.

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L'autore

AXEL OLRIK (1864–1917) was Professor of Folklore at the University of Copenhagen and founder of the Danish Folklore Archives. He specialized in medieval Scandinavian folklore, ballads, legends, and comparative religion. Three of his books have appeared in English: The Heroic Legends of Denmark, Viking Civilization, and A Book of Danish Ballads.

AXEL OLRIK (1864–1917) was Professor of Folklore at the University ofCopenhagen and founder of the Danish Folklore Archives. He specialized in medieval Scandinavianfolklore, ballads, legends, and comparative religion. Three of his books have appeared in English:The Heroic Legends of Denmark, Viking Civilization, and A Book of Danish Ballads.

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Axel Olrik's Grunds tninger sets forth a number of the basic principles for the study of folklore. With this long-awaited translation, English readers now have available the 'rules' which became the foundation of not only every folklore program in Scandinavia but also most of the programs in the rest of the Western world. Axel Olrik's aim was to develop a methodology for the study of folk narrative. He systematized the most significant theoretical research of his time, including his own unique contributions. In one volume he included Erslev's thought on the evaluation of historical sources, Moe's on the transmission of folklore, the ideas of the historico-geographical school, and his own brilliant 'epic laws' of oral narrative. This classic text will be of interest to folklorists, medievalists, narrative scholars, and students of Scandinavian studies.

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• Editore: Indiana Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0253341752
• ISBN 13: 9780253341754
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 209