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Paperback Life Is Like a Chicken COOP Ladder: A Study of German National Character Through Folklore Book

ISBN: 0814320384

ISBN13: 9780814320389

Life Is Like a Chicken COOP Ladder: A Study of German National Character Through Folklore

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A work of major importance that demonstrates the value of folklore for understanding national character.

Life Is Like a Chicken Coop Ladder was first published in 1984 and from the outset inspired a wide variety of reactions ranging from high praise to utter disgust. Alan Dundes' theses identifies a strong anal erotic element in German national character, citing numerous examples of scatological data from authentic compilations of...

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Colloquial German, not folklore

I first saw this book while living in southwest Germany five years ago. Its less about German folklore than it is about colloquial German. As a linguist, this is a fantastic volume. German language, when compared to English, is remarkably limited in its ability to throw out four-letter words. So the Germanic peoples developed some pretty entertaining idioms over time. If you speak any German, this is a must for understanding colloquial speech and command of the only original swear word in the language. Its insightful but certainly not 'folklore' in the American sense.
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