Following tradition : folklore in the discourse of American culture

Following tradition folklore in the discourse of American culture

Following Tradition is an expansive examination of the history of tradition—"one of the most common as well as most contested terms in English language usage"—in Americans' thinking and discourse about culture. Tradition in use becomes problematic because of "its multiple meaning...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Bronner, Simon, author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Logan : Utah State University, University Libraries 1998
1998.
Edición:1st ed
Materias:
Folklore > United States > History.
Folklore > United States.
Oral tradition > United States > History.
Oral tradition > United States.
United States > Social life and customs.
Folklore > United States
Oral tradition > United States
Anthropology
Social Sciences
Folklore
United States > Social life and customs.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Prologue: The Past and Present in Tradition; 1. The Problem of Tradition; 2. Folklore and Ideology during the Gilded Age; 3. The English Connection, from Cultural Survivals to Cultural Studies; 4. The Americanization of the Brothers Grimm; 5. Martha Warren Beckwith and the Rise of Academic Authority; 6. Alfred Shoemaker and the Discovery of American Folklife; 7. Henry W. Shoemaker and the Fable of Public Folklore; 8. Richard Dorson and the Great Debates; 9. Displaying American Tradition in Folk Arts; Epilogue. The Future of Tradition

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