Folklore and book culture
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GR41.3 .H39 1997
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GR41.3 .H39 1997
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Books -- Folklore.
Buch (Motiv)
Buch -- Motiv
Contes -- Histoire et critique.
Literature and folklore.
Littérature et folklore.
Livres -- Folklore.
Livres -- Folklore.
Paralittérature -- Histoire et critique.
Popular literature -- History and criticism.
Schriftlichkeit
Tales -- History and criticism.
Volksliteratur
Buch (Motiv)
Buch -- Motiv
Contes -- Histoire et critique.
Literature and folklore.
Littérature et folklore.
Livres -- Folklore.
Livres -- Folklore.
Paralittérature -- Histoire et critique.
Popular literature -- History and criticism.
Schriftlichkeit
Tales -- History and criticism.
Volksliteratur
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Book
Physical Desc
xvi, 167 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
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Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-160) and index.
Description
To many observers, folklore and book culture might appear to be opposites. Folklore, after all, involves orally circulated stories and traditions while book culture is concerned with the transmission of written texts. However, as Kevin J. Hayes points out, there are many instances where the two intersect, and exploring those intersections is the purpose of this fascinating and provocative study. Hayes shows that the acquisition of knowledge and the ownership of books have not displaced folklore but instead have given rise to new beliefs and superstitions. Some book have generated new proverbs; others have fostered their own legends. Occasionally the book has served as an important motif in folklore, and in one folk genre - the flyleaf rhyme - the book itself has become the place where folklore occurs, thus indicating a lively interaction between folk, print, and manuscript culture. Solidly researched and venturing into areas long neglected by scholars, Folklore and Book Culture is a work that will engage not only folklorists but historians and literary scholars as well.
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SACFinal081324
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Hayes, K. J. (1997). Folklore and book culture . University of Tennessee Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hayes, Kevin J. 1997. Folklore and Book Culture. Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hayes, Kevin J. Folklore and Book Culture Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 1997.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Hayes, K. J. (1997). Folklore and book culture. Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Hayes, Kevin J. Folklore and Book Culture University of Tennessee Press, 1997.
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