Folklore and Fakelore: Essays Toward a Discipline of Folk Studies

Richard M. Dorson

Published by Harvard University Press 1976

Folklore and Fakelore

Essays Toward a Discipline of Folk Studies

Richard M. Dorson

https://doi.org/10.4159/harvard.9780674330207

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Dorson Richard M. :

Richard M. Dorson is Associate Professor of History at Michigan State University. He is review editor of the Journal of American Folklore and author of Jonathan Draws the Long Bow, a collection of New England tales.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	vii
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Introduction: Folklore, Academe, and the Marketplace Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
I. The Theoretical Side of Folklore Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	31
II. The Oral Process Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	125
III. In the Field Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	181
IV. Folk Heroes of the Media Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	267
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	339
Selected Bibliography of Works Cited Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	367
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	379

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Language: English
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Copyright year: 1976
Edition: Reprint 2013
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Front matter: 10
- Main content: 391
Keywords: Folklore.; Folklore and history.; Oral tradition.

eBook

Published: October 1, 2013
ISBN: 9780674330207

Hardcover

Published: February 5, 1976
ISBN: 9780674330184