Beschreibung:
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.
Chapter I The Folktale in Russia; Chapter II Recordings and Collections; Chapter III Priests, Skomorokhs, and Tellers of Tales; Chapter IV The Russian Ritual Milieu; Chapter V The Russian Folktale As a Source for Understanding Ritual; Chapter VI The Complete Russian Folktale;