Contemporary Legend
DOWNLOAD eBooks
Download Contemporary Legend PDF/ePub or read online books in Mobi eBooks. Click Download or Read Online button to get Contemporary Legend book now. This website allows unlimited access to, at the time of writing, more than 1.5 million titles, including hundreds of thousands of titles in various foreign languages. If the content not found or just blank you must refresh this page
Contemporary Legend
DOWNLOAD eBooks
Author : Gillian Bennett
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-09-05
Contemporary Legend written by Gillian Bennett and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09-05 with Literary Criticism categories.
First published in 1996. For most of the time since the Grimm brothers first contrasted the fairy tale (Märchen) and the legend (Sage), the former has enjoyed the greater reputation among folklorists. Only in recent years, and with the work of such scholars as Gillian Bennett and Paul Smith, has it been recognized that—both as art and as news—the legend is now central to contemporary culture in a way that the Märchen no longer is. The present book is the first collection of essays on legend to appear in English since 1971. Nevertheless, its publication consolidates a gradual shift which has taken place over the last two decades, in which English-language scholarship has taken the lead in the study of certain kinds of legends—variously dubbed modern horror legends, urban legends, urban myths or, here, contemporary legends.
Contemporary Legend
DOWNLOAD eBooks
Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004
Contemporary Legend written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Legends categories.
Contemporary Legend
DOWNLOAD eBooks
Author : Gillian Bennett
language : en
Publisher: Scholarly Title
Release Date : 1993
Contemporary Legend written by Gillian Bennett and has been published by Scholarly Title this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Reference categories.
This book lists works on "almost all major legends circulating in the 1990s in the United States, England, Western Europe" (p. xi) and includes brief descriptions of each.
Bodies
DOWNLOAD eBooks
Author : Gillian Bennett
language : en
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
Release Date : 2009-09-18
Bodies written by Gillian Bennett and has been published by Univ. Press of Mississippi this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-09-18 with Social Science categories.
Because they are so often told as news, contemporary legends force us to reevaluate life as we know it. They confront us with macabre, fantastic, horrific, or hilarious characters and events that seem to come straight out of myths and folktales, but are presented as present day events. The difficulty is that it is not at all easy to decide whether these often disturbing stories should be treated as reliable or dismissed as fantasy. The legends explored in this book are some of the most bizarre, gruesome, and politically sensitive stories in the contemporary legend canon. At any moment a body may be invaded by noxious creatures, deliberately infected with deadly disease, or raided to provide donor organs for sick foreigners. These are "winter's tales," the stuff of nightmares. In this book Gillian Bennett traces the cultural history of six legends, well-known in Europe and America from medieval times to the present day. Appearing in broadsides, ballads, myths, ancient and modern legends, novels, plays, films, television shows, and stories told in the oral tradition, these legends are not just silly tales which can be dismissed as trivial and untrue. They reveal much about the concerns and fears of everyday life and demonstrate the limits of knowledge and power in the modern world.
Legend Tripping
DOWNLOAD eBooks
Author : Lynne S. McNeill
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Colorado
Release Date : 2018-11-30
Legend Tripping written by Lynne S. McNeill and has been published by University Press of Colorado this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-11-30 with Social Science categories.
Legend Tripping: A Contemporary Legend Casebook explores the practice of legend tripping, wherein individuals or groups travel to a site where a legend is thought to have taken place. Legend tripping is a common informal practice depicted in epics, stories, novels, and film throughout both contemporary and historical vernacular culture. In this collection, contributors show how legend trips can express humanity’s interest in the frontier between life and death and the fascination with the possibility of personal contact with the supernatural or spiritual. The volume presents both insightful research and useful pedagogy, making this an invaluable resource in the classroom. Selected major articles on legend tripping, with introductory sections written by the editors, are followed by discussion questions and projects designed to inspire readers to engage critically with legend traditions and customs of legend tripping and to explore possible meanings and symbolics at work. Suggested projects incorporate digital technology as it appears both in legends and in modes of legend tripping. Legend Tripping is appropriate for students, general readers, and folklorists alike. It is the first volume in the International Society for Contemporary Legend Research series, a set of casebooks providing thorough and up-to-date studies that showcase a variety of scholarly approaches to contemporary legends, along with variants of legend texts, discussion questions, and projects for students. Contributors: S. Elizabeth Bird, Bill Ellis, Carl Lindahl, Patricia M. Meley, Tim Prizer
What Happens Next
DOWNLOAD eBooks
Author : Gail de Vos
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2012-06-26
What Happens Next written by Gail de Vos and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-06-26 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
This fascinating book uncovers the history behind urban legends and explains how the contemporary iterations of familiar fictional tales provide a window into the modern concerns—and digital advancements—of our society. What do ghost hunting, legend tripping, and legendary monsters have in common with email hoaxes, chain letters, and horror movies? In this follow-up to Libraries Unlimited's Tales, Rumors, and Gossip: Exploring Contemporary Folk Literature in Grades 7–12, author Gail de Vos revisits popular urban legends, and examines the impact of media—online, social, and broadcast—on their current iterations. What Happens Next? Contemporary Urban Legends and Popular Culture traces the evolution of contemporary legends from the tradition of oral storytelling to the sharing of stories on the Internet and TV. The author examines if the popularity of contemporary legends in the media has changed the form, role, and integrity of familiar legends. In addition to revisiting some of the legends highlighted in her first book, de Vos shares new tales in circulation which she sees as a direct result of technological advancements.
Contemporary Legend
DOWNLOAD eBooks
Author : Gillian Bennett
language : en
Publisher: T&T Clark
Release Date : 1990
Contemporary Legend written by Gillian Bennett and has been published by T&T Clark this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Literary Criticism categories.
Perspectives On Contemporary Legend
DOWNLOAD eBooks
Author : Gillian Bennett
language : en
Publisher: Burns & Oates
Release Date : 1987
Perspectives On Contemporary Legend written by Gillian Bennett and has been published by Burns & Oates this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with Social Science categories.
Contemporary Legend
DOWNLOAD eBooks
Author : Ian Brodie
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020
Contemporary Legend written by Ian Brodie and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020 with Anthropology categories.
The term contemporary legend denotes the communication of an extraordinary event, in active circulation within a group, expressed through narrative, through narrative fragment, through ostensive practice, or through allusion. It is contemporary to the time in which it is active, not simply to the present day of the folklorist. Moreover, at the time of its communication, it is considered credible inasmuch as it resonates within the already established worldview of the group in which it arises. Contemporary legend is the academic term of preference for what is often called an urban legend or urban myth. This entry examines the contemporary legend research, the performance of contemporary legends, and methods for researching contemporary legends.
Legend And Belief
DOWNLOAD eBooks
Author : Linda Dégh
language : en
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Release Date : 2001-11-14
Legend And Belief written by Linda Dégh and has been published by Indiana University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-11-14 with Social Science categories.
Industrial advancement has not changed the basic fragility of human life, and the commercialization and consumer orientation of the mass media has actually helped legends travel faster and farther. Legends are communicated not only orally, face to face, but also in the press, on radio and television, on countless Web sites, and by e-mail, perpetuating new waves of the "culture of fear.""--BOOK JACKET.