Folkways in Thomas Hardy

A veritable source book of superstition, this volume seeks out the abundant examples of belief in the forces of magic and the survival of old customs among the Wessex peasantry as revealed in the works of Thomas Hardy. the fear of falling mirrors and single magpies; the belief that horses found in a...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Firor, Ruth A. (Ruth Anita)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Philadephia, University of Pennsylvania Press, 1931.
Subjects:
Hardy, Thomas, > 1840-1928 > Knowledge > Folklore.
Hardy, Thomas, > 1840-1928
Folklore > England > Dorset.
Folklore > Angleterre > Dorset.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Folklore
Manners and customs
Dorset (England) > Social life and customs.
Dorset (Angleterre) > Mœurs et coutumes.
England > Dorset
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • PREFACE
  • CONTENTS
  • I. OMENS, PREMONITIONS, AND FATALITY
  • II. DIVINATION
  • III. GHOST AND FAIRY LORE
  • IV. MAGIC AND WITCHCRAFT
  • V. FOLK-MEDICINE
  • VI. WEATHER LORE AND THE LANGUAGE OF COUNTRY THINGS
  • VII. SEASONAL FESTIVALS AND CUSTOMS
  • VIII. SPORTS AND PASTIMES
  • IX. FOLK-SONGS, COUNTRY-DANCES, AND FOLK-DRAMA
  • X. FOLK WIT AND WISDOM
  • XI. FOLK-LAW
  • XII. PREHISTORY AND SURVIVALS OF ANCIENT RELIGIONS
  • XIII. MEDIEVAL LEGENDS AND NAPOLEONANA
  • XIV. HARDY'S USE OF FOLKLORE AND FOLK-CUSTOM
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • INDEX

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