ÒThis book is without doubt one of the true classics in the field of folklore.Ó ÑWolfgang MiederÒ . . . a seminal work in the field.Ó ÑJack ZipesÒ . . . compelling analysis of storytelling . . . Ó ÑHumor Events & PossibilitiesThis highly acclaimed study of the Szeklers and their folktales won the PitrŽ International Folklore Prize in 1963. In this updated edition, Linda DŽgh returns to the same village and reports on new developments since her earlier visit years ago.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Indiana University Press
ISBN-10
0253316790
ISBN-13
9780253316790
eBay Product ID (ePID)
51336
Product Key Features
Book Title
Folktales and Society : Story-Telling in a Hungarian Peasant Community
Author
Linda Degh
Original Language
Hungarian
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Features
Revised
Topic
Folklore & Mythology
Publication Year
1989
Genre
Social Science
Number of Pages
480 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.4in
Item Width
6.3in
Item Weight
17.6 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Gr154.7.K39d4413
Edition Description
Revised Edition
Table of Content
PrefacePart I The Szeklers in Kakasd1. History of the Szeklers2. Social and Economic Life in Old Andrasfalva3. Resettlement Procedures (1883-1941)4. The Settlers of KakasdPart II. The Tale, The Community, and the Narrators5. Survey of the Results in Folktale Research to the Present6. The Tale Occasions7. Th Tale Material: The Narrative Body of Kakasd8. The Storytellers9. Mrs. Zsuzsanna Palko10. Gyorgy Andrasfalvi, Mrs. Anna Sebestyen, and Marton LaszloAfterword: Kakasd Revisited: 1980-87Appendix The Kakasd Tale Body: A SurveyNotesBibliographyIndexMap and Illustrations follow page XI.