Project Gutenberg 2012-04-09 Public domain in the USA. 251 Gerould, Gordon Hall 1877 1953 09006001 The Grateful Dead: The History of a Folk Story 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.) "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.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/39408/39408-h/images/titlepage-series.gif en Grateful dead (Tale) Dead -- Folklore Folk literature -- Themes, motives GR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature 535276 535290 2024-09-16T14:02:52.206690 2023-09-17T08:34:07.241853 text/html text/html 529587 2012-04-09T07:21:44 text/html; charset=us-ascii 204324 2012-04-09T07:21:44 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 223529 2024-09-16T14:03:04.084563 application/epub+zip 226514 2024-09-16T14:02:54.963595 application/epub+zip 203854 2024-09-16T14:02:53.492606 application/epub+zip 441530 2024-09-16T14:03:10.003512 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 353589 2024-09-16T14:03:02.766548 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 345074 2022-09-18T05:48:25.436820 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 359571 359334 2024-09-16T14:02:50.279605 2023-09-17T08:34:05.198848 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 358973 2012-04-09T07:21:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 131239 2012-04-09T07:21:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 359206 2012-04-09T07:21:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 130995 2012-04-09T07:21:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20718 2024-09-16T14:03:10.204505 application/rdf+xml 9680 2024-09-16T14:02:53.668615 image/jpeg 2035 2024-09-16T14:02:53.581625 image/jpeg 200727 2024-09-16T14:02:52.259609 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