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LoC No.: 09006001

Title: The Grateful Dead: The History of a Folk Story

Note: Reading ease score: 69.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

Credits: Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http: //www.pgdp.net/ for Project
Gutenberg (This file was produced from images generously
made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Summary: "The Grateful Dead: The History of a Folk Story" by Gordon Hall Gerould is a scholarly analysis of folk narratives written in the early 20th century. The book delves into the narrative theme of "The Grateful Dead," exploring its various iterations across cultures and its significance in folk literature. Gerould presents theories and discussions on how stories evolve, particularly focusing on the relationships and combinations found within different folk tales. At the start of the book, Gerould introduces the concept of narrative themes in folklore, emphasizing that stories often combine and evolve in complex ways. He identifies "The Grateful Dead" as a widely recognized theme that revolves around a hero who performs a noble act for a deceased individual, leading to future rewards from the deceased's spirit. The opening portion outlines the framework for investigating this theme across diverse cultural narratives, setting the stage for deeper exploration of variations in stories and the significant motifs that recur within them. Gerould also hints at the scholarly lineage that has contributed to the understanding of this theme, acknowledging the work of previous scholars while emphasizing the need for careful analysis of individual tales. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Gerould, Gordon Hall, 1877-1953

EBook No.: 39408

Published: Apr 9, 2012

Downloads: 277

Language: English

Subject: Grateful dead (Tale)

Subject: Dead -- Folklore

Subject: Folk literature -- Themes, motives

LoCC: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation: Folklore

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

This edition has images.

LoC No.: 09006001

Title: The Grateful Dead: The History of a Folk Story

Note: Reading ease score: 69.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

Credits: Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http: //www.pgdp.net/ for Project
Gutenberg (This file was produced from images generously
made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Summary: "The Grateful Dead: The History of a Folk Story" by Gordon Hall Gerould is a scholarly analysis of folk narratives written in the early 20th century. The book delves into the narrative theme of "The Grateful Dead," exploring its various iterations across cultures and its significance in folk literature. Gerould presents theories and discussions on how stories evolve, particularly focusing on the relationships and combinations found within different folk tales. At the start of the book, Gerould introduces the concept of narrative themes in folklore, emphasizing that stories often combine and evolve in complex ways. He identifies "The Grateful Dead" as a widely recognized theme that revolves around a hero who performs a noble act for a deceased individual, leading to future rewards from the deceased's spirit. The opening portion outlines the framework for investigating this theme across diverse cultural narratives, setting the stage for deeper exploration of variations in stories and the significant motifs that recur within them. Gerould also hints at the scholarly lineage that has contributed to the understanding of this theme, acknowledging the work of previous scholars while emphasizing the need for careful analysis of individual tales. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Gerould, Gordon Hall, 1877-1953

EBook No.: 39408

Published: Apr 9, 2012

Downloads: 277

Language: English

Subject: Grateful dead (Tale)

Subject: Dead -- Folklore

Subject: Folk literature -- Themes, motives

LoCC: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation: Folklore

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.