Literature Folklore

Literature Folklore

Literature

Folk literature (oral literature, "orature") comprises the verbal forms of folklore, and includes larger narratives such as folktales, and smaller forms such as proverbs, riddles, and rhymes. Essential to folk literature is its existence in multiple variants.

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Editor's Picks:

- On-line encyclopedia on mythology, folklore, and legend, containing definitions of deities, fabulous creatures and places, as well as images and stories.

- Online course materials by Mary Magoulick, Georgia College and State University.
- Folktales and proverbs from around the world, and reference lists of deities and legendary creatures and lands.
- Provides some definitions of common forms of traditional literature, such as folktales, tall tales, fables, proverbs, myths, and epics.
- Study by Alexander Francis Chamberlain (1896) into the history of childhood (PDF files).
- Multicultural and multilingual anthology published on the web by children, parents and teachers from around the world; contains rhymes, customs, and games.
- Arizona University lecture course examining form and function of the traditional verbal arts.
- Course materials on Russian and American folklore, focussing on childlore, to determine the role of folklore in society.
- Discussing several minor forms such as proverbs, riddles, oaths and calls, with examples from Lithuanian folklore.
- Discusses the dichotomy between myths, legends, and fairy tales with examples of each.
- Extensive collection of traditional and modern wisdom, tales and lore (in Norwegian and English).
- Bibliography and large list of links exploring the complex mythic/archetypal figure of Trickster.
- Listing of categories and examples of oral lore.
- Covering mythical creatures, retellings of folktales, and a section on lost lands.
- Online course materials including overviews and definitions, from the Memorial University of Newfoundland.
- Online course materials offered by the College of Siskiyous.
- Research tool indexing oral history collections in English around the world, linking through to the full text where available.
- Outlines the origins and characteristics of folktales, and the various genres of traditional literature.
- List of links to 1998 and 1999 award winning websites for folklore, myth and legend.

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