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  1. The progress of romance
    the politics of popular fiction
    Published: 1986
    Publisher:  Routledge & Kegan Paul, London u.a.

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  2. Von der Moral erwischt
    Aufsätze zur Trivialliteratur
    Published: 1983
    Publisher:  Fischer-Taschenbuch-Verl., Frankfurt am Main

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    Language: German
    Media type: Book
    ISBN: 3596264898
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    Series: Fischer-Taschenbücher ; 6489
    Subjects: Littérature populaire - Histoire et critique; Roman - Histoire et critique; Literature and morals; Popular literature; Trivialliteratur; Trivialroman
    Scope: 125 S.
  3. The serpent and the swan
    the animal bride in folklore and literature
    Author: Sax, Boria
    Published: 1998
    Publisher:  McDonald & Woodward, Blacksburg

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  4. Homo narrans
    Studien zur populären Erzählkultur ; Festschrift für Siegfried Neumann zum 65. Geburtstag
    Contributor: Neumann, Siegfried
    Published: 1999
    Publisher:  Waxmann, Münster ; München [u.a.]

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    Contributor: Neumann, Siegfried
    Language: German
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    ISBN: 3893257675
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    Series: Rostocker Beiträge zur Volkskunde und Kulturgeschichte ; 1
    Subjects: Contes allemands - Histoire et critique; Littérature populaire - Histoire et critique; Littérature populaire allemande - Histoire et critique; Volksverhalen; Erzählforschung; Bibliografie; Vergleichende Volkskunde
    Other subjects: Neumann, Siegfried (1934-)
    Scope: 431 S., Ill., graph. Darst.
  5. Il romanzo di consumo
    editoria e letteratura di massa
    Published: 1993
    Publisher:  Liguori, Napoli

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    Language: Italian
    Media type: Book
    ISBN: 8820722259
    RVK Categories: EC 8780 ; MS 7850
    Edition: 1. ed.
    Series: Biblioteca
    Subjects: Littérature populaire - Histoire et critique; Fiction; Popular literature; Unterhaltungsliteratur; Trivialliteratur
    Scope: 212 S.
  6. Agnes Günther: die Heilige und ihr Narr
    Leserlenkung und Rezeption
    Published: 1993
    Publisher:  Heinz, Akad. Verl., Stuttgart

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    Language: German
    Media type: Dissertation
    ISBN: 3880992738
    RVK Categories: GM 3360
    Series: Stuttgarter Arbeiten zur Germanistik ; 269
    Subjects: Littérature populaire - Histoire et critique; Popular literature; Rezeption
    Other subjects: Gunther, Agnes, 1863-1911 / Heilige und ihr Narr; Günther, Agnes <1863-1911>: Heilige und ihr Narr; Günther, Agnes (1863-1911): Die Heilige und ihr Narr
    Scope: VIII, 173 S.
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    Zugl.: Univ. Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, Diss.

  7. Ariadne's thread
    a guide to international tales found in classical literature
    Published: 2002
    Publisher:  Cornell Univ. Press, Ithaca [u.a.]

    From Cinderella to The boy who cried wolf to The dragon slayer to the Judgment of Solomon, certain legends, myths, and folktales are part of the oral tradition in countries around the world. In addition to their pervasiveness, these stories show an... more

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    From Cinderella to The boy who cried wolf to The dragon slayer to the Judgment of Solomon, certain legends, myths, and folktales are part of the oral tradition in countries around the world. In addition to their pervasiveness, these stories show an astonishing longevity; many such tales are found in classical antiquity. Ariadne's thread is a mini-encyclopedia of more than a hundred such international oral tales, all present in the literature of ancient Greece and Rome. It takes into account writings, including early Jewish and Christian literature, recorded in or translated into Greek or Latin by writers of any nationality. As a result, it will be invaluable not only to classicists and folklorists but also to a wide range of other readers who are interested in stories and storytelling. William Hansen presents the familiar form of each tale and discusses the similar ancient story or stories, examining how each corresponds with and differs from that form. He then gives principal sources and, where appropriate, comments on the cultural factors affecting the shape and content of the ancient story, the context of transmission, and issues raised in the secondary literature. Finally, he provides a bibliography of scholarly studies and the pertinent reference in the standard folk-narrative index, The types of the folktale by Antti Aarne and Stith Thompson. Again and again, Hansen demonstrates how ancient narratives are often best understood in the context of the larger tradition. He forces us to rethink the nature of Greek mythology by encouraging an appreciation of the extent to which Greek myths and legends parallel international stories. By virtue of their durability, he says, these orally transmitted stories rank among the world's most successful artistic creations.

     

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  8. Popular literature
    A history and guide. From the beginning of printing to the year 1897
    Published: 1977
    Publisher:  Penguin Books, Harmondsworth, Middlesex

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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Book
    RVK Categories: HG 260 ; HG 700
    Edition: 1. publ.
    Series: Pelican books.
    Subjects: Littérature populaire - Histoire et critique; Geschichte; English literature; Popular literature; Publishers and publishing; Trivialliteratur; Englisch
    Scope: 301 S., Ill.
  9. Du côté du populaire
  10. The Flowering Thorn
    Published: 2003
    Publisher:  Utah State University, University Libraries, [s.l.]

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    Language: English
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    ISBN: 9780874215687
    RVK Categories: EC 6071
    Subjects: Musical instruction and study; Balladen; Ballades - Histoire et critique; Littérature populaire - Histoire et critique; Ballads; Folk literature; Ballade
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  11. Popular literature
    A history and guide. From the beginning of printing to the year 1897
    Published: 1977
    Publisher:  Penguin Books, Harmondsworth

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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Book
    ISBN: 0140218378
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    Series: Pelican Books.
    Subjects: Littérature populaire - Histoire et critique; Geschichte; English literature; Popular literature; Publishers and publishing; Trivialliteratur; Englisch
    Scope: 301 S.
  12. Heroic epic and saga
    an introduction to the world's great folk epics
    Published: 1978
    Publisher:  Indiana Univ. Press, Bloomington [u.a.]

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    Language: English
    Media type: Book
    ISBN: 0253327385
    RVK Categories: EC 6510 ; EC 6530
    Subjects: Littérature populaire - Histoire et critique; Littérature épique - Histoire et critique; Epic literature; Folk literature; Heldenepos
    Scope: VIII, 373 S.
  13. Von der Moral erwischt
    Aufsätze zur Trivialliteratur
    Published: 1983
    Publisher:  Fischer-Taschenbuch-Verl., Frankfurt am Main

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    Language: German
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    ISBN: 3596264898
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    Edition: Lizenzausg.
    Series: Fischer Taschenbücher ; 6489
    Subjects: Littérature populaire - Histoire et critique; Roman - Histoire et critique; Literature and morals; Popular literature; Trivialliteratur; Trivialroman
    Scope: 125 S.
  14. The making of the couple
    the social function of short-form medieval narrative ; a symposium
    Contributor: Andersen, Flemming G. (Publisher)
    Published: 1991
    Publisher:  Odense Univ. Press, Odense

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    Contributor: Andersen, Flemming G. (Publisher)
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    ISBN: 8774928473
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    Series: Laboratorium for Folkesproglig Middelalderlitteratur <Odense>: Proceedings of the ... international symposium ; 15
    Subjects: Couples - Histoire - 500-1500 (Moyen Âge); Couples dans la littérature; Littérature médiévale - Histoire et critique; Littérature populaire - Histoire et critique; Geschichte; Literature, Medieval; Marriage in literature; Narration (Rhetoric); Unmarried couples in literature; Volksliteratur; Paar <Motiv>
    Scope: 143 S.
  15. The Flowering Thorn
    Published: 2003
    Publisher:  Utah State University, University Libraries, [s.l.]

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    Subjects: Musical instruction and study; Balladen; Ballades - Histoire et critique; Littérature populaire - Histoire et critique; Ballads; Folk literature; Ballade
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  16. The progress of romance
    the politics of popular fiction
    Published: 1986
    Publisher:  Routledge & Kegan Paul, London u.a.

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  17. Von der Moral erwischt
    Aufsätze zur Trivialliteratur
    Published: 1983
    Publisher:  Fischer-Taschenbuch-Verl., Frankfurt am Main

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    Source: Philologische Bibliothek, FU Berlin; Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin
    Language: German
    Media type: Book
    ISBN: 3596264898
    RVK Categories: EC 6860 ; EC 8780 ; GN 9780
    Series: Fischer-Taschenbücher ; 6489
    Subjects: Littérature populaire - Histoire et critique; Roman - Histoire et critique; Literature and morals; Popular literature; Trivialliteratur; Trivialroman
    Scope: 125 S.
  18. Oral literature and the formula
    Contributor: Stolz, Benjamin A. (Publisher)
    Published: 1976
    Publisher:  Center for the Coordination of Ancient and Modern Studies, The Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor

  19. Agnes Günther: die Heilige und ihr Narr
    Leserlenkung und Rezeption
    Published: 1993
    Publisher:  Heinz, Akad. Verl., Stuttgart

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    Source: Philologische Bibliothek, FU Berlin; Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin
    Language: German
    Media type: Dissertation
    ISBN: 3880992738
    RVK Categories: GM 3360
    Series: Stuttgarter Arbeiten zur Germanistik ; 269
    Subjects: Littérature populaire - Histoire et critique; Popular literature; Rezeption
    Other subjects: Gunther, Agnes, 1863-1911 / Heilige und ihr Narr; Günther, Agnes <1863-1911>: Heilige und ihr Narr; Günther, Agnes (1863-1911): Die Heilige und ihr Narr
    Scope: VIII, 173 S.
    Notes:

    Zugl.: Univ. Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, Diss.

  20. Homo narrans
    Studien zur populären Erzählkultur ; Festschrift für Siegfried Neumann zum 65. Geburtstag
    Contributor: Neumann, Siegfried
    Published: 1999
    Publisher:  Waxmann, Münster ; München [u.a.]

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    Contributor: Neumann, Siegfried
    Language: German
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    ISBN: 3893257675
    RVK Categories: EC 8220 ; GE 6270 ; LB 16000 ; LB 16015 ; LC 76000
    Series: Rostocker Beiträge zur Volkskunde und Kulturgeschichte ; 1
    Subjects: Contes allemands - Histoire et critique; Littérature populaire - Histoire et critique; Littérature populaire allemande - Histoire et critique; Volksverhalen; Erzählforschung; Bibliografie; Vergleichende Volkskunde
    Other subjects: Neumann, Siegfried (1934-)
    Scope: 431 S., Ill., graph. Darst.
  21. The making of the couple
    the social function of short-form medieval narrative ; a symposium
    Contributor: Andersen, Flemming G. (Publisher)
    Published: 1991
    Publisher:  Odense Univ. Press, Odense

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    Source: Philologische Bibliothek, FU Berlin
    Contributor: Andersen, Flemming G. (Publisher)
    Language: French; German; English
    Media type: Book
    ISBN: 8774928473
    RVK Categories: EC 5410
    Series: Laboratorium for Folkesproglig Middelalderlitteratur <Odense>: Proceedings of the ... international symposium ; 15
    Subjects: Couples - Histoire - 500-1500 (Moyen Âge); Couples dans la littérature; Littérature médiévale - Histoire et critique; Littérature populaire - Histoire et critique; Geschichte; Literature, Medieval; Marriage in literature; Narration (Rhetoric); Unmarried couples in literature; Volksliteratur; Paar <Motiv>
    Scope: 143 S.
  22. Heroic epic and saga
    an introduction to the world's great folk epics
    Published: 1978
    Publisher:  Indiana Univ. Press, Bloomington [u.a.]

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    Source: Philologische Bibliothek, FU Berlin
    Language: English
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    ISBN: 0253327385
    RVK Categories: EC 6510 ; EC 6530
    Subjects: Littérature populaire - Histoire et critique; Littérature épique - Histoire et critique; Epic literature; Folk literature; Heldenepos
    Scope: VIII, 373 S.
  23. Popular literature
    A history and guide. From the beginning of printing to the year 1897
    Published: 1977
    Publisher:  Penguin Books, Harmondsworth

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    ISBN: 0140218378
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    Series: Pelican Books.
    Subjects: Littérature populaire - Histoire et critique; Geschichte; English literature; Popular literature; Publishers and publishing; Trivialliteratur; Englisch
    Scope: 301 S.
  24. Ariadne's thread
    a guide to international tales found in classical literature
    Published: 2002
    Publisher:  Cornell Univ. Press, Ithaca [u.a.]

    From Cinderella to The boy who cried wolf to The dragon slayer to the Judgment of Solomon, certain legends, myths, and folktales are part of the oral tradition in countries around the world. In addition to their pervasiveness, these stories show an... more

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    From Cinderella to The boy who cried wolf to The dragon slayer to the Judgment of Solomon, certain legends, myths, and folktales are part of the oral tradition in countries around the world. In addition to their pervasiveness, these stories show an astonishing longevity; many such tales are found in classical antiquity. Ariadne's thread is a mini-encyclopedia of more than a hundred such international oral tales, all present in the literature of ancient Greece and Rome. It takes into account writings, including early Jewish and Christian literature, recorded in or translated into Greek or Latin by writers of any nationality. As a result, it will be invaluable not only to classicists and folklorists but also to a wide range of other readers who are interested in stories and storytelling. William Hansen presents the familiar form of each tale and discusses the similar ancient story or stories, examining how each corresponds with and differs from that form. He then gives principal sources and, where appropriate, comments on the cultural factors affecting the shape and content of the ancient story, the context of transmission, and issues raised in the secondary literature. Finally, he provides a bibliography of scholarly studies and the pertinent reference in the standard folk-narrative index, The types of the folktale by Antti Aarne and Stith Thompson. Again and again, Hansen demonstrates how ancient narratives are often best understood in the context of the larger tradition. He forces us to rethink the nature of Greek mythology by encouraging an appreciation of the extent to which Greek myths and legends parallel international stories. By virtue of their durability, he says, these orally transmitted stories rank among the world's most successful artistic creations.

     

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