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Extensive collection of traditional and modern wisdom, tales and lore (in Norwegian and English). http://oaks.nvg.org/index.html Outlines the origins and characteristics of folktales, and the various genres of traditional literature. http://nosferatu.cas.usf.edu/lis/lis6585/class/tradlit.html Webring for sites on urban legends and folklore, including sites that carry collections of jokes, riddles, songs, and stories, or sites that debunk myths of science, history, and daily life. http://www.geocities.com/Athens/1401/urbanlegends.html Provides some definitions of common forms of traditional literature, such as folktales, tall tales, fables, proverbs, myths, and epics. http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/form2.htm Listing of categories and examples of oral lore. http://virtual.park.uga.edu/~clandrum/orallist.html List of links to 1998 and 1999 award winning websites for folklore, myth and legend. http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Styx/2791/ Bibliography and large list of links exploring the complex mythic/archetypal figure of Trickster. http://members.aol.com/pmichaels/glorantha/foolsparadise.html Covering mythical creatures, retellings of folktales, and a section on lost lands. http://www.rebecca.sutton.care4free.net/ Study by Alexander Francis Chamberlain (1896) into the history of childhood (PDF files). http://www.cwru.edu/UL/preserve/stack/Child.html Multicultural and multilingual anthology published on the web by children, parents and teachers from around the world; contains rhymes, customs, and games. http://digilander.libero.it/cfgames2000/ Folktales and proverbs from around the world, and reference lists of deities and legendary creatures and lands. http://folkloreandmyth.netfirms.com/ Discussing several minor forms such as proverbs, riddles, oaths and calls, with examples from Lithuanian folklore. http://ausis.gf.vu.lt/eka/verbalf/smallfolk.html Online course materials including overviews and definitions, from the Memorial University of Newfoundland. http://www.ucs.mun.ca/~zharuna/ Online course materials by Mary Magoulick, Georgia College and State University. http://www.faculty.de.gcsu.edu/~mmagouli/folklore.htm Online course materials offered by the College of Siskiyous. http://www.siskiyous.edu/class/engl12/ Course materials on Russian and American folklore, focussing on childlore, to determine the role of folklore in society. http://wsrv.clas.virginia.edu/~jl2j/Terror/slfk203.htm Arizona University lecture course examining form and function of the traditional verbal arts. http://www.elearn.arizona.edu/sfair/eng449home.html Research tool indexing oral history collections in English around the world, linking through to the full text where available. http://www.alexanderstreet2.com/oralhist/ Discusses the dichotomy between myths, legends, and fairy tales with examples of each. http://www.geocities.com/folk_king2003/ |
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