Folklore Recycled: Old Traditions in New Contexts

by Frank de Caro

Book Overview

Folklore Recycled: Old Traditions in New Contexts starts from the proposition that folklore--usually thought of in its historical social context as "oral tradition"--is easily appropriated and recycled into other contexts. That is, writers may use folklore in their fiction or poetry, taking plots, as an example, from a folktale. Visual artists may concentrate on depicting folk figures or events, like a ritual or a ceremony. Tourism officials...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1496830768
• ISBN13: 9781496830760
• Release Date: October 2020
• Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"