International Folkloristics: Classic Contributions by the Founders of Folklore

By: Alan Dundes

Book Overview

International folkloristics is a worldwide discipline in which scholars study various forms of folklore ranging from myth, folktale, and legend to custom and belief. Twenty classic essays, beginning with a piece by Jacob Grimm, reveal the evolving theoretical underpinnings of folkloristics from its nineteenth century origins to its academic coming-of-age in the twentieth century. Each piece is prefaced by extensive editorial introductions placing them in a historical and intellectual context. The twenty essays presented here, including several never published previously in English, will be required reading for any serious student of folklore.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0847695158
• ISBN13: 9780847695157
• Release Date: August 1999
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 270 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"