Folklore Recycled : Old Traditions in New Contexts [1 ed.] 9781621039365, 9781617037641

Folklore Recycled starts from the proposition that folklore--usually thought of in its historical social context as &quo

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Folklore Recycled : Old Traditions in New Contexts [1 ed.]
9781621039365, 9781617037641

The contributors to this book pursue three important lines of inquiry into parable study, in order to illustrate how the

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I may be old-fashioned, but I keep using for my inspiration (as an author and as a player alike) the treasure of the pas

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A wide-ranging exploration of the creative power of literary tradition, from Chaucer to the present In literary and cult

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