Academic Studies Press - The Storytelling Human Lithuanian Folk Tradition Today - Hardcover

Binding: Hardcover
Description: This book is among the very few publications offering to the English - speaking readership significant insights into contemporary Lithuanian folklore research. Dealing with a broad variety of materials from archived manuscripts to audio - recorded life stories to internet folklore it comprises such topics as history and identity; the traditional worldview influencing modern people's actions; the construction of the mental landscape; types and modes of storytelling; and the modern uses of proverbs anecdotes and internet lore. In a balanced way reflecting upon past and present tradition and modernity individual and collective and employing modern research methodologies to dissect and analyze popular subjects and themes this book presents a condensed view of the popular Lithuanian culture and mentality.
Title: The Storytelling Human Lithuanian Folk Tradition Today
Brand: Academic Studies Press
Barcode: 9781644694237
Pages: 290 Pages, Illustrations, Unspecified
Publication Date: 11/24/2020
Series: Lithuanian Studies without Borders
Category: Folklore, Myths & Legends