THE DYNAMICS OF FOLKLORE
by Toelken, Barre
- Used
- Condition
- Photographic boards. Shelfwear. Very good.
- ISBN 10
- 0395270685
- ISBN 13
- 9780395270684
- Seller
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About This Item
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1979. Photographic boards. Shelfwear. Very good.. 395 pp. [+ 56pp b/w plates]. One of the most comprehensive and widely praised introductions to folklore ever written. Toelken's discussion of the history and meaning of folklore is delivered in straightforward language, easily understood definitions, and a wealth of insightful and entertaining examples. Toelken emphasizes dynamism and variety in the vast array of folk expressions he examines, from "the biology of folklore," to occupational and ethnic lore, food ways, holidays, personal experience narratives, ballads, myths, proverbs, jokes, crafts, and others. Chapters are followed by bibliographical essays, and over 100 photographs illustrate the tex.
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- Bookseller
- Alta-Glamour Inc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 91380
- Title
- THE DYNAMICS OF FOLKLORE
- Author
- Toelken, Barre
- Book Condition
- Used - Photographic boards. Shelfwear. Very good.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0395270685
- ISBN 13
- 9780395270684
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1979
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