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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...
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 Wise Men of Gotham
Lewis, Wendy Hilary
1974
An examination of thirty-four tales told by, and of, the people of Gotham in Nottinghamshire, with reference both to published and oral versions of stories which tell of the foolishness and trickery o...
The Romance of Sassi: A Critical and Comparative Study
Shan, Harnam Singh
1964
A study of the Indian tragic romance legend of 'Sassi Punnun', submitted for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Indian Lore and Literature) in the Arts Faculty of the University of London, through th...
Maori Folk Literature 1
Dewes, Koro
1974
This file contains photocopies of two typed papers by Koro Dewes, being 'Maori Literature: A Tentative Framework for Study' ( Victoria University of Wellington, Department of Anthropology and Maori), ...
Some Experiments on the Reproduction of Folk-Stories
Bartlett, Sir Frederic C (1887-1969)
[1960s-1970s]
This file contains a photocopy of Sir Frederic Bartlett's paper reporting on the results of a psychological experiment conducted through the University of Cambridge Psychological Laboratory, on how st...
Jokes, Anecdotes, Etc.
1979-1980
This file contains an ms. collection of jokes made by Institute of Dialect and Folk Life Studies (IDFLS) undergraduate student Kathryn Dearden at Christmas, 1979; and mounted newspaper cuttings from t...
Rural Life Around Huddersfield
Walton, James
1933-1938
Articles written by James Walton for a series on rural life around Huddersfield, and local tales and sayings, published in the 'Huddersfield Weekly Examiner' in 1933 and 1938 respectively. The geograp...
Comparisons to a Creature Not Identified as Animal or Man
Sanderson, Stewart (1924-)
[1960s]
This file contains two typed copies of a paper by Sanderson on riddles containing comparisons to a living creature/being, 38 leaves; and typed and ms. notes by Sanderson detailing formatting and corre...
Salient Features of the Yoruba Oral Tale
Olayemi, Rufus V K
1971
M.A. dissertation on the oral tales told by the Yoruba people of south-west Nigeria. Section One contains chapters on the Yoruba people, the oral tale in Yorubaland, the structure and types of tale to...
Superstitions Concerning Luck: A Structural Analysis
Holliday, Thurza Elizabeth Anne
1977
An analysis of beliefs concerning good and bad luck, gathered through letters to two Manchester newspapers, the Leeds 'Evening Post' and 'The Yorkshire Post', and interviews with those readers who res...