RUSS 0090 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: High Culture, Roman Jakobson, Russian Fairy Tales
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9/14 lecture: max luthi and fairy tale form and function. Readings: luthi"s the european folk (courseweb), aa pp. 262-2268: defining folklore , folk (common people) and lore (body of knowledge) the body of knowledge held by the common people. Informally or unofficially learned knowledge b: tells us about our world, our history, and our traditions, typically expressed creatively through words, art, dance, etc, the act of passing it on is vital, not necessarily false, primitive, or superstitious. May be based in historical events, people, etc: examples from around pittsburgh: g. i. It can disappear from the culture h: catgories of folk culture, material (food, costuming , customary (dance , verbal (stories , folklore vs. folktale vs. fairy tale, folklore is the body of knowledge a. i. May be belief, but may be truth: folktale tells how unexplainable things happen b. i. Usually known to be fictional (nobody thought that baba yaga was a real person: fairy tales feature magic and adventure c. i.
