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Following tradition : folklore in the discourse of American culture /

Following Tradition is an expansive examination of the history of tradition--"one of the most common as well as most contested terms in English language usage"--In Americans' thinking and discourse about culture. Tradition in use becomes problematic because of "its multiple meani...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bronner, Simon J.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Logan, Utah : Utah State University Press, [1998]
Colección:UPCC book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.