Elliott Oring

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Joking Asides

The Theory, Analysis, and Aesthetics of Humor

Utah State University Press
  • Copyright year: 2016
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Folk Groups And Folklore Genres Reader

A Reader

Utah State University Press
  • Copyright year: 1989
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Folk Groups And Folklore Genres

An Introduction

Edited by Elliott Oring
Utah State University Press
  • Copyright year: 1986
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Just Folklore

Analysis, Interpretation, Critique

Cantilever Press

Just Folklore is a remarkable collection of essays on the forms and concepts of folklore. Jokes, legends, beliefs, ballads, rituals, routines, and material objects are dissected to reveal the ways they are constructed and the meanings they can convey.

  • Copyright year: 2012
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The Consolations of Humor and Other Folklore Essays

Utah State University Press

The Consolations of Humor and Other Folklore Essays unfolds as a series of questions, commentaries, and criticisms of the analysis, interpretation, and explanation of folklore.

  • Copyright year: 2023
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