International Folkloristics

International Folkloristics Is A Worldwide Discipline In Which Scholars Study Various Forms Of Folklore Ranging From Myth Folktale And Legend To Custom And Belief. Twenty Classic Essays Beginning With A Piece By Jacob Grimm Reveal The Evolving Theoretical Underpinnings Of Folkloristics From Its Nineteenth Century Origins To Its Academic Coming-Of-Age In The Twentieth Century. Each Piece Is Prefaced By Extensive Editorial Introductions Placing Them In A Historical And Intellectual Context. The Twenty Essays Presented Here Including Several Never Published Previously In English Will Be Required Reading For Any Serious Student Of Folklore.