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“vladimir propp”

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  • International Folkloristics

    Classic Contributions by the Founders of Folklore

    by Béla Bartók, Séamus Ó Duilearga, James George Frazer, Sigmund Freud, Kenneth S. Goldstein, Antonio Gramsci, Jacob Grimm, Reinhold Köhler, Kaarle Krohn, Wilhelm Mannhardt, Max Müller, Axel Olrik, Giuseppe Pitrè, Vladimir Propp, Géza Róheim, William Thoms, Arnold van Gennep, Carl Wilhelm von Sydow, W.B Yeats, Yuri Sokolov, Boris Sokolov ...
    International folkloristics is a worldwide discipline in which scholars study various forms of folklore ranging from myth, folktale, and legend to custom and belief. Twenty classic essays, beginning with a piece by Jacob Grimm, reveal the evolving theoretical underpinnings of folkloristics from its nineteenth century origins to its academic coming-of-age in the twentieth century. Each piece is ... Read more

    $44.99 USD

  • On the Comic and Laughter

    by Vladimir Propp, Paul J. Perron, Jean-Patrick Debbèche ...
    An extensive investigation of the forms and functions of the comic, this lively and engaging English critical edition will be welcomed by those interested in laughter, comedy, folklore, Russian literature, and specific authors such as Gogol, Pushkin, Chekhov, Rabelais, Molière, and Shakespeare. The direct, humorous, and provocative style of this work, which tackles the subject of humour with a ... Read more

    $44.69 USD

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  • Laugh Out Loud! Book of Funny Pictures all over the World

    Jokes for Kids - Fun for Children

    by Baby Professor ...
    Series series Children's Joke & Riddle Books
    They say laughter is the best medicine, so this picture book comes as your doctor's prescription. This book is a collection of funny pictures from all over the world. This is the perfect go-to should you feel cranky or too stressed to smile. Open the pages of this book and you'll have a good time! ... Read more

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  • Comic Relief

    A Comprehensive Philosophy of Humor

    by John Morreall ...
    Series Book 27 - New Directions in Aesthetics
    Comic Relief: A Comprehensive Philosophy of Humor develops an inclusive theory that integrates psychological, aesthetic, and ethical issues relating to humorOffers an enlightening and accessible foray into the serious business of humorReveals how standard theories of humor fail to explain its true nature and actually support traditional prejudices against humor as being antisocial, irrational, and ... Read more

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  • The Queen of Spades and Other Stories

    by Alexander Pushkin ...
    Translated by Rosemary Edmonds ...
    The Queen of Spades, one of his most popular and chilling short stories, tells of an inveterate card player who develops a dangerous obsession with the secret of an old lady's luck, which he believes will bring him the wealth he craves. The Negro of Peter the Great, a story based on the life Pushkin's own great-grandfather, is a vivid depiction - and criticism - of both French and Russian society, ... Read more

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  • The "Domostroi"

    Rules for Russian Households in the Time of Ivan the Terrible

    by Carolyn Johnston Pouncy ...
    Winner of the 1994 Heldt Prize from the Association of Women in Slavic StudiesA manual on household management, the Domostroi is one of the few sources on the social history and secular life of Russia in the time of Ivan the Terrible. It depicts a society that prized religious orthodoxy, reliance on tradition, and absolute subordination of the individual to the family and the state. Specific ... Read more

    $20.89 USD

  • Inter-American Literary History

    Six Critical Periods

    by Earl E. Fitz ...
    Series Book 11 - Interamericana
    Inter-American literary study is an exciting and fast-growing area of comparative scholarship. The Americas are tied together by a common historical heritage and by a history of social, political, economic, and cultural interaction.As a contribution to this field, this book brings together the literatures and literary histories of English and French Canada, the United States, Spanish America, the ... Read more

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  • Tolstoy On War

    Narrative Art and Historical Truth in "War and Peace"

    Edited by Rick McPeak, Donna Tussing Orwin ...
    In 1812, Napoleon launched his fateful invasion of Russia. Five decades later, Leo Tolstoy published War and Peace, a fictional representation of the era that is one of the most celebrated novels in world literature. The novel contains a coherent (though much disputed) philosophy of history and portrays the history and military strategy of its time in a manner that offers lessons for the soldiers ... Read more

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  • Southern Frontier Humor

    New Approaches

    Edited by Ed Piacentino ...
    Since its inception in the early 1830s, southern frontier humor (also known as the humor of the Old Southwest) has had enduring appeal. The onset of the new millennium precipitated an impressive rejuvenation of scholarly interest. Beyond Southern Frontier Humor: Prospects and Possibilities represents the next step in this revival, providing a series of essays with fresh perspectives and contexts ... Read more

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  • inklings – Jahrbuch fuer Literatur und Aesthetik

    Die Inklings und der Erste Weltkrieg. Symposium 17. und 18. September 2016 in Aachen

    Edited by Dieter Petzold, Klaudia Seibel ...
    Series Book 34 - inklings
    «Inklings» nannte sich eine Gruppe von Schriftstellern und Geisteswissenschaftlern in Oxford, deren bekannteste Mitglieder J.R.R. Tolkien und C.S. Lewis waren. Die Inklings-Gesellschaft e.V. widmet sich seit 1983 dem Studium und der Verbreitung der Werke dieser und ihnen nahestehender Autoren sowie der Analyse des Phantastischen in Literatur, Film und Kunst allgemein. Ihre Jahrestagungen werden in ... Read more

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