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This engaging introduction to the Russian folktale considers the origin, structure, and language of folktales; tale-tellers and their audiences; the relationship of folktales to Russian ritual life; and the folktale types that will be presented in translation in subsequent volumes of The Complete Russian Folktale. CONTENTS I. The Folktale in Russia What Is a Folktale? -- Kinds of Folktales Structure -- Classification The Narrative -- The Narrator -- The Audience The Language of the Folktale II. Recordings and Collections III. Priests, Skomorokhs, and Tellers of Tales IV. The Russian Ritual…mehr

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This engaging introduction to the Russian folktale considers the origin, structure, and language of folktales; tale-tellers and their audiences; the relationship of folktales to Russian ritual life; and the folktale types that will be presented in translation in subsequent volumes of The Complete Russian Folktale. CONTENTS I. The Folktale in Russia What Is a Folktale? -- Kinds of Folktales Structure -- Classification The Narrative -- The Narrator -- The Audience The Language of the Folktale II. Recordings and Collections III. Priests, Skomorokhs, and Tellers of Tales IV. The Russian Ritual Milieu Ditheism -- The Ancient Heritage Creation Myths -- Sacrifices Rituals of Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Russia V. The Russian Folktale as a Source for Understanding Ritual The Bear Rituals in Folk Tradition The Horse in Ancient Eurasian Tradition and the Russian Folktale The Horse in Slavic Ritual and Folktale VI. The Complete Russian Folktale: An Overview Animal Tales -- Wondertales -- The Legends The Tales of Everyday Life -- The Anecdotes
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Jack V. Haney