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Following tradition : folklore in the discourse of American culture

Title
Following tradition : 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
xv, 599 p. : ill.; 25 cm.
Subject
  • Folklore > United States > History
  • Oral tradition > United States > History
  • United States > Social life and customs
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 518-589) and index.
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
  • ocm37976781
  • SCSB-367739
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library