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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"FOLK LITERATURE"”.
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The role of animals in Russian folk tales
… cosmology are preserved to a great extent in folklore. The pagan philosophy regarding animals stood in strong contrast to the Christian one. To the pagan the world was made up of a myriad of natural forces sharing powers and characteristics in common, whereas the Christian saw the world as …
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ΝΕΟΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΑ ΛΑΙΚΑ ΑΙΝΙΓΜΑΤΑ. ΜΟΡΦΟΛΟΓΙΚΗ ΚΑΙ ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΚΗ ΑΝΑΛΥΣΗ
THIS DISSERTATION STUDIES THE MODERN GREEK FOLK RIDDLE THROUGH AN ANALYSIS OF ITS MORPHOLOGY AND FUNCTION. THE INTRODUCTION DISCUSSES CERTAIN GENERAL SUBJECTS, SUCH AS THE PROBLEM OF STUDYING AND COMPREHENDING ORAL FOLK LITERATURE RESULTING FROM ITS VERY ORAL AND TRADITIONAL CHARACTER; THE EARLY …
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(N)Onomastics and Malory: Anonymity and Female Characters in Sir Thomas Malory's Le Morte D'arthur
… often attributed to male characters in medieval literature, such as acting as a guide or helper on a quest, challenging gender roles by assigning more active roles to these secondary characters. However, the very anonymity of the women help negate examples of potentially dangerous female agency …
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The rhetoric of African fiction
… in any detail the formal elements of the literature. For this reason, this dissertation focuses on the aesthetic aspects and examines critically the rhetoric of West African fiction from both the oral and written traditions.</p><p>After a critical survey of the contemporary approaches to …