Folklore: Selected EssaysIndiana University Press, 1972 - 311 pagina's |
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Pagina 165
... character anecdote . A current story tells of the ugly man walking home one night , when he is suddenly accosted by a stranger , who throws him to the ground , plants one knee on his chest , and presses a knife to his throat . The ...
... character anecdote . A current story tells of the ugly man walking home one night , when he is suddenly accosted by a stranger , who throws him to the ground , plants one knee on his chest , and presses a knife to his throat . The ...
Pagina 167
... character frequently is unsound in mind and body , and so the object of some- times cruel humor . One tale reported in Illinois , Maine , and Canada describes a misshapen and dull - witted fellow , four feet tall and nearly as wide ...
... character frequently is unsound in mind and body , and so the object of some- times cruel humor . One tale reported in Illinois , Maine , and Canada describes a misshapen and dull - witted fellow , four feet tall and nearly as wide ...
Pagina 174
... character and a superman . In these respects he differed from other personalities in American folklore , who tend to be either the teller of tall tales or the subject of local anecdotes . On a field trip to Maine in 1942 I collected a ...
... character and a superman . In these respects he differed from other personalities in American folklore , who tend to be either the teller of tall tales or the subject of local anecdotes . On a field trip to Maine in 1942 I collected a ...
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Folklore and Other Fields | 3 |
Techniques of the Folklorist | 11 |
Esthetic Form in British and American Folk | 80 |
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