Project Gutenberg 2009-09-06 Public domain in the USA. 119 Taylor, Benjamin 01025196 Storyology: Essays in Folk-Lore, Sea-Lore, and Plant-Lore Reading ease score: 61.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. E-text prepared by Barbara Tozier, Bill Tozier, Stephanie Eason, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Storyology: Essays in Folk-Lore, Sea-Lore, and Plant-Lore" by Benjamin Taylor is a collection of essays likely written in the late 19th century. The work aims to bridge the gap between a scholarly understanding of folklore and the interests of the general reader, exploring various myths and cultural stories surrounding nature, particularly as they pertain to human experience and imagination. The essays analyze the origins and meanings of these narratives, offering insights into the interconnectedness of cultures and the shared themes within their mythologies. At the start of the text, the author presents a discussion on the nature of myths, presenting various definitions while expressing skepticism about their interpretations by experts. He critiques the idea that myths merely reflect natural phenomena, suggesting instead that they might stem from collective human imagination and experience. Taylor illustrates his points by referencing popular tales and folklore, emphasizing that these stories, often seen as trivial, carry profound significance and may reveal deeper truths about human nature and cultural history. The opening portion sets a scholarly yet accessible tone for the exploration of folklore as a vibrant field of study. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Folklore Plants -- Folklore GR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Other 390234 390078 2024-10-12T17:56:48.974919 2023-09-13T08:23:26.097888 text/html text/html 383764 2009-09-06T16:31:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 139967 2009-09-06T16:34:07 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 233123 2024-10-12T17:57:00.571851 application/epub+zip 237307 2024-10-12T17:56:53.628884 application/epub+zip 221907 2024-10-12T17:56:51.735903 application/epub+zip 512973 2024-10-12T17:57:04.866828 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 470884 2024-10-12T17:56:58.817893 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 313943 2022-09-14T03:37:08.168788 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 327841 327731 2024-10-12T17:56:47.809951 2023-09-13T08:23:25.144878 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 327410 2009-09-06T16:29:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 127318 2009-09-06T16:29:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 327456 2009-09-06T16:29:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 127254 2009-09-06T16:29:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21066 2024-10-12T17:57:05.010830 application/rdf+xml 24011 2024-10-12T17:56:52.342891 image/jpeg 5004 2024-10-12T17:56:52.044903 image/jpeg 221102 2024-10-12T17:56:49.012157 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog