Wisconsin FolkloreJames P. Leary Univ of Wisconsin Press, 15. 1. 1999 - Počet stran: 560 Highly entertaining and richly informative, Wisconsin Folklore offers the first comprehensive collection of writings about the surprisingly varied folklore of Wisconsin. Beginning with a historical introduction to Wisconsin's folklore and concluding with an up-to-date bibliography, this anthology offers more than fifty annotated and illustrated entries in five sections: "Terms and Talk," "Storytelling," "Music, Song, and Dance," "Beliefs and Customs," and "Material Traditions and Folklife." |
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... friend and critic as we have traversed the state that 1 love almost as much as she does her native Oregon . I dedicate this book to her . Wisconsin Folklore Introduction : On Wisconsin Folklore James P. Leary xviii Preface.
... friend's house might be told , " You stay to home , " from the German zu haus . The German intensifier ein- mal or simply mal -- which literally means " once " but actually signifies " why don't you " —is frequently incorporated into ...
... friends in Chicago than in " God's Country , " so he decided to really make them suffer . He turned the heat way up . Ole was really sweating , but he turned to Sven and said , " Yah know , dis ain't so bad . It's yust like cutting ...
... friend , Phillip Van Heiden of Chippewa Falls , wears a Packer jersey in the belief that it will affect the team's performance : He told me a story that supported his claim that it is a lucky shirt . When he went back home to Chippewa ...
... friend of mine who has Wiscon- sin roots but lives in Washington , D.C. , made a point of buying books on Gein for friends in the nation's capitol — much in the way that Floridians might dole out a case of grapefruit or Kentuckians ...
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Part Two Storytelling | 111 |
Part Three Music Song and Dance | 189 |
Part Four Beliefs and Customs | 305 |
Part Five Material Traditions and Folklife | 387 |
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A Selected List | 522 |
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