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"Peter Tokofsky has provided English readers with a superb translation of one of the most important books on folktales." -- Wolfgang Mieder
This classic work, first published in 1956, is now available in English. Along with LA1/4thi's The European Folktale and Propp's The Morphology of the Folktale, RAhrich's MArchen und Wirklichkeit is considered a key text in folklore scholarship.
| Foreword | |
| Abbreviations Translator | |
| Preface | |
| Preface to the Third Edition | |
| Introduction | |
| The Genres of Folk Narrative and | |
| Their Relationship to Reality Folktale and Legend | |
| The Aetiological Narrative SaintOtilde;s Legend and Folksong Folktales without the Happy Ending Jest | |
| The Folktale and the Reality of the Magical World-View Magic Man and Animal--Transformation and Disenchantment Manners and Customs Cruelty in the Folktale | |
| The Modern Folktale as Believed Reality Tribal Narratives European Narratives | |
| Paths of Rationalization Ethnic Differences Magical Thought and Modern Civilization | |
| The Folktale as a Mirror of the Real World | |
| The Significance of Time and Place | |
| The Social Milieu | |
| The FolktaleOtilde;s Inner Reality | |
| The NarratorOtilde;s Ego | |
| The FolktaleOtilde;s | |
| Themes | |
| Notes | |
| Selected Bibliography Tale | |
| Indexes | |
| Subject Index | |
| Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved. |
ISBN: 9780253350282
ISBN-10: 025335028X
Series: Folklore Studies in Translation
Audience:
Professional
Format:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 320
Published: 22nd December 1991
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Country of Publication: US
Dimensions (cm): 23.4 x 15.6
x 1.9
Weight (kg): 0.71
