Folklore Theory in Postwar Germany

by Sadhana Naithani

Can the study of folklore survive brutal wars? Does folklore make sense in this age of technology? These are two of the several questions that this book addresses with specific reference to the history of folklore studies in Germany. As is well-known folklore studies were pioneered in Germany in the early 19th century in the ideological context of romantic nationalism by the works of the Brothers Grimm. The relationship of the discipline with the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1617039934
• ISBN13: 9781617039935
• Release Date: February 2014
• Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"