Genre distinctions

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Genre distinctions

• In verse
• Tales are all one genre though there are
  various types

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Legend/tale distinction

• Much easier to make
• True (purported to be)/frankly fantastic
• Markers of fantasy?
• Legend subcategories (English and Russian)
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• But tales and legends can blend Vampire example

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Doing folklore research

• Essentially work with texts to discover aspects
  of belief
• Articulate belief systems law, religion
• This does not mean that they are problem and
  inconsistency free
• Inconsistency one law with another
• Inconsistency with reality
• Folklore is not an articulate system of belief
• Folk belief uncovered through its expression

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Expression of folk belief

• Material, oral, spiritual culture
• This expression is artistic
• More symbolic than articulate
• Examples

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On to legends

• Urban legends and internet resources
• Legends are purported to be fact
• So how do you know what is a legend
• Interplay of fact and folklore
• Can the telling of an actual event become
  folklore?
• How might this process occur?
• What kind of event?
• Is any narration folklore-like? Is it affected
  by the oral process?

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Legends told at any time will be related to the
issues of that time

• Legends about the past
• Their effects continue into the present
• They parallel a current situation, serve as an
  example
• Eternal legends such as those with a
  religious content
• The various spirit stories

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