Folklore: The Basics

by Simon J. Bronner

Book Overview

Folklore: The Basics is an engaging guide to the practice and interpretation of folklore. Taking examples from around the world, it explores the role of folklore in expressing fundamental human needs, desires, and anxieties that often are often not revealed through other means. Providing a clear framework for approaching the study of folklore, it introduces the reader to methodologies for identifying, documenting, interpreting and applying key...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138774952
• ISBN13: 9781138774957
• Release Date: September 2016
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.1" x 7.8"