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Contemporary Legend: A Reader (New Perspectives in Folklore)

Gillian Bennett

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Description:First published in 1996. For most of the time since the Grimm brothers first contrasted the fairy tale (M�rchen) and the legend (Sage), the former has enjoyed the greater reputation among folklorists. Only in recent years, and with the work of such scholars as Gillian Bennett and Paul Smith, has it been recognized that--both as art and as news--the legend is now central to contemporary culture in a way that the M�rchen no longer is. The present book is the first collection of essays on legend to appear in English since 1971. Nevertheless, its publication consolidates a gradual shift which has taken place over the last two decades, in which English-language scholarship has taken the lead in the study of certain kinds of legends--variously dubbed modern horror legends, urban legends, urban myths or, here, contemporary legends.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Contemporary Legend: A Reader (New Perspectives in Folklore). To get started finding Contemporary Legend: A Reader (New Perspectives in Folklore), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: First published in 1996. For most of the time since the Grimm brothers first contrasted the fairy tale (M�rchen) and the legend (Sage), the former has enjoyed the greater reputation among folklorists. Only in recent years, and with the work of such scholars as Gillian Bennett and Paul Smith, has it been recognized that--both as art and as news--the legend is now central to contemporary culture in a way that the M�rchen no longer is. The present book is the first collection of essays on legend to appear in English since 1971. Nevertheless, its publication consolidates a gradual shift which has taken place over the last two decades, in which English-language scholarship has taken the lead in the study of certain kinds of legends--variously dubbed modern horror legends, urban legends, urban myths or, here, contemporary legends.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Contemporary Legend: A Reader (New Perspectives in Folklore). To get started finding Contemporary Legend: A Reader (New Perspectives in Folklore), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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