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Following tradition folklore in the discourse of American culture

Title
Following tradition [electronic resource] : folklore in the discourse of American culture / Simon J. Bronner.
Author
Bronner, Simon J.
Publication
Logan, Utah : Utah State University Press, c1998.

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Description
1 online resource (xv, 599 p.) : ill.
Uniform Title
Following tradition (Online)
Alternative Title
Following tradition (Online)
Subject
  • Folklore > United States
  • Oral tradition > United States
  • United States > Social life and customs
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 518-589) and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
The problem of tradition -- Folklore and ideology during the Gilded Age -- The English connection, from cultural survivals to cultural studies -- Studies -- The Americanization of the Brothers Grimm -- Martha Warren Beckwith and the rise of academic authority -- Alfred Shoemaker and the discovery of American folklife -- Henry W. Shoemaker and the fable of public folklore -- Richard Dorson and the great debates -- Displaying American tradition in folk arts.
LCCN
97045342
OCLC
ssj0000156430
Author
Bronner, Simon J.
Title
Following tradition [electronic resource] : folklore in the discourse of American culture / Simon J. Bronner.
Imprint
Logan, Utah : Utah State University Press, c1998.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 518-589) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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Available onsite at NYPL
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