Re-situating folklore : folk contexts and twentieth-century literature and art / Frank de Caro and Rosan Augusta Jordan.
| Author/creator | De Caro, F. A. |
| Other author | Jordan, R. A. (Rosan A.) |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 1st ed. |
| Publication Info | Knoxville : The University of Tennessee Press, ©2004. |
| Description | x, 332 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents |
| Subjects |
| Contents | On literary and artistic uses of folklore : an introduction -- Riddles of love and death : two American novels -- Somebody always gets boiled : reworking "the robber bridegroom" -- Falling in love with all its lore : adapting "A collection of Louisiana folk tales" for the stage -- Folk rhetoric, literary strategy : proverbs in fiction -- Pageant, death, initiation : the ambiguity of ritual -- The threads of tradition : quilts as multivalent symbols / co-authored by Susan Roach -- Cultural objects, personal images : Frida Kahlo, Clarence John Laughlin, and folklore -- Finding a sense of place : folk ideas and the lore of place in written and visual arts texts -- Not into cold space : the "novelization" of folklore collecting -- Conclusion: old meanings, new meanings. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-317) and index. |
| LCCN | 2003018424 |
| ISBN | 1572332484 (alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | PS228.F64 D4 2004 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |