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The horn book; studies in erotic folklore and bibliography.

Title: The horn book; studies in erotic folklore and bibliography.
Author: Legman, G. (Gershon), 1917-1999
Publication: New Hyde Park, N.Y., University Books [1964]

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Description

565 p. : facsims.; 24 cm.

Subject

Genre/Form

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Contents

I. Studies in erotic bibliography -- The bibliography of prohibited books: Pisanus Fraxi -- The horn book, and other bibliographical problems -- Great collectors of erotica -- II. The rediscovery of Burns' Merry Muses of Caledonia -- The Cunningham manuscript -- The Merry Muses as folklore -- III. Problems of erotic folklore -- Misconceptions in erotic folklore -- Folk literature and folklore with a few words on science-fiction -- The bawdy song, in fact and in print -- The limerick: a history in brief -- Toward a motif-index of erotic humor -- Folksongs, fakelore, and cash -- Who owns folklore?

LCCN

63019743

OCLC

ocm00375286
375286
SCSB-968207

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library