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Märchen
1980-1981
This file contains Claude Luttrell's paper on folk-tale elements in 'Sir Gawain and the Green Knight', reprinted from 'Studies in Philology', volume LXXVII, number 2 (Spring 1981), pp. 105-127; and By...
Folktale Studies and Philology: Some Points of View
Sydow, Carl Wilhelm von (1878-1952)
1965
Photocopy of an article from 'The Study of Folklore' (1965) pp. 220-242, in turn reprinted from C.W. von Sydow, 'Selected Papers on Folklore', edited by Laurits Bødker (Copenhagen: Rosenkilde og Bagg...
A Study of the Implicit Metaphors in Selected Fairy Tales and Their Use in Modern Literature and the Media
Ross-Glass, Ruth M
1982
Ph.D. thesis considering the sociological and psychological significance of the implicit metaphors of ten popular fairy tales and their recurrence in contemporary life and literature. Each fairy tale ...
A Study of Thomas the Rhymer and Tam Lin in Literature and Tradition
Lyle, Emily Buchanan (1932-)
1967
A bound copy of this Ph.D. thesis is held in Store in the Brotherton Library, classmark BL STORE - BL Theses A LYL.
A Collection of Folk Tales from Upper Nidderdale
Cook, Catherine
1971
M.A. dissertation on folktales recorded by the collector in Nidderdale in 1970-1971 (some of the tales are, however, set in locations beyond Nidderdale, e.g. Swaledale, Arkengarthdale and Merryfield)....
From Etic to Emic Units in the Structural Study of Folktales
Dundes, Alan
1962
Three photocopies of Dundes' article, published in the 'Journal of American Folklore', volume 75, no. 296 (April-June 1962), pp. 95-105.
Ethnologie Régionale ou Folklore
Erixon, Sigurd (1888-1968)
1951
Five photocopies of Sigurd Erixon's article, 'Ethnologie Régionale ou Folklore', from 'Laos', tome 1 (1951), pp. 9-19.
An Annotated Collection of Oral Tales and Traditions from South Somerset with an Appendix of Comparative Material from the District Around Blandford Forum, Dorset
Palmer, Kingsley
1971
M.Phil. thesis in two volumes. Volume One contains a general introduction to the Somerset tales and traditions, including methods of collection and classification. The main body of the volume presents...
The Style and Structure of The Girl as Helper in the Hero's Flight, based on A[arne] - T[hompson] 313 Versions in Dr. Katherine Briggs' A Dictionary of British Folk-Tales, Part A, Folk Narratives, Volume 1
Morgan, John S
1972
M.A. dissertation suggesting that the folktale is not only an art form worthy of serious consideration in itself, but that the storyteller is a gifted performer whose performances merit critical appra...
Children's Stories
Thomson, Sydney
1972
This file contains items relating to a survey of children's stories, both written and oral, undertaken by Sydney Thomson at two primary schools in West Leeds in 1972. This includes a typed outline of ...
Some Chewa Folk Stories from Central Malawi
Timpunza Mvula, Enoch S
1978
M.A. dissertation which discusses a methodological approach to the study of Chewa traditional narratives, drawing on fieldwork carried out in the Central Region of Malawi between August 1975 and Septe...
The Life and Legends of Saint Brannoc: A Study in the Traditions of an Obscure Celtic Saint
Garland, Rosemary E B
1981
A study of the legends and traditions of Saint Brannoc of Braunton in Devon. This Saint is now equated by scholars with Saint Brynach of Nevern, and the first chapter of the study discusses the struct...