American Folklore

By: Richard M. Dorson

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Paperback | 1 January 1961 | Edition Number 1

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Here, grounded firmly in American history, is a skilled folklorist's survey of the entire field of America's folklore-from colonization to mass culture.

Tracing the forms and content of American folklore, Mr. Dorson reveals the richness, pathos, and humor of genuine folklore, which he distinguishes from the "fakelore" of popularizers and chauvinists. At the same time, however, he shows what the creation of spurious folklore (the Paul Bunyan legends, for instance) discloses about our national character. Based upon authentic field collections and research, the examples cited include folkways, jests, boasts, tall tales, ballads, folk and legendary heroes.

"His volume enlarges our understanding of the American past and present through an empirical survey of the extant folk traditions and it also provides us with the means for appreciating what is valuable in these folk traditions."-Virginia Quarterly Review

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Non-Fiction Society & Culture Popular Beliefs & Controversial Knowledge Folklore Studies / Study of Myth (Mythology)History Regional & National History History of the Americas Literature, Poetry & Plays History & Criticism of Literature

Preface A. Foreword on Folklore
Colonial Folklore
The Rise of Native Folk Humor
Regional Folk Cultures
Immigrant Folklore
The Negro
A Gallery of Folk Heroes
Modern Folklore Important Dates
Bibliographical Notes
Table of Motifs and Tale Types
Acknowledgments
Index
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