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This introduction to the Russian folktale considers the origin, structure and language of folktales; tale-tellers and their audiences; the relationship of folktales to Russian ritual life; and the folktale types which are translated in subsequent volumes of The Complete Russian Folktale.
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This engaging introduction to the Russian folktale considers the origin, structure, and language of folktales; tale-tellers and their audiences; the relationship of folktales to Russian ritual life; and the folktale types that will be presented in translation in subsequent volumes of The Complete Russian Folktale.
CONTENTS
I. The Folktale in Russia
What Is a Folktale? -- Kinds of Folktales
Structure -- Classification
The Narrative -- The Narrator -- The Audience
The Language of the Folktale
II. Recordings and Collections
III. Priests, Skomorokhs, and Tellers of Tales
IV. The Russian Ritual Milieu
Ditheism -- The Ancient Heritage
Creation Myths -- Sacrifices
Rituals of Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Russia
V. The Russian Folktale as a Source for Understanding Ritual
The Bear Rituals in Folk Tradition
The Horse in Ancient Eurasian Tradition and the Russian Folktale
The Horse in Slavic Ritual and Folktale
VI. The Complete Russian Folktale: An Overview
Animal Tales -- Wondertales -- The Legends
The Tales of Everyday Life -- The Anecdotes
Language Notes
Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Russian
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- PublisherM. E. Sharpe
- Publication date1998
- ISBN 10 1563244942
- ISBN 13 9781563244940
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages135
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