Introduction
1. What is Folklore, and Why Does It Matter? Problem and Practice
2. What Does Folklore Denote? Identification and Annotation
3. What Does Folklore Connote? Analysis and Explanation
4. What Is Folklore’s Relevance? Implication and Application.
References
Index
Biography
Simon J. Bronner is distinguished professor of American Studies and Folklore at the Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, USA. He has previously taught at Harvard University, Leiden University, Osaka University and the University of California at Davis. He is the editor-in-chief of the Encyclopedia of American Studies online for Johns Hopkins University Press, Material Worlds Book Series for the University Press of Kentucky; and the Jewish Cultural Studies for Littman. He serves as president of the Fellows of the American Folklore Society.
"Folklore: The Basics could be a very useful introduction to readers who know little about the discipline. Bronner's clear writing and use of interesting examples would certainly hold the attention of those readers. It might be surprising to readers of JAF, though, that I strongly recommend this book to experienced folklore scholars as well. As i said at the outset, rarely does a senior scholar with such a distinguished body of scholarship get to reflect on what he or she has learned in studying folklore over decades. We can be thankful that Bronner accepted the challenge." -- Jay Mechling, University of California, Davis
