Contemporary Irish traditional narrative : the English language tradition
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Contemporary Irish traditional narrative : the English language tradition
（University of California publications, . Folklore and mythology studies ; 35）
University of California Press, c1992
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Social Change and the Storytelling Tradition. Modernization and Economic Change. Factors Effecting the Decline of Traditional Storytelling. Technological Innovations. Dance Halls and Public Houses. The Introduction of the Automobile. The Modernization of Homes. Education, Literacy, and the Decline of the Language. The "Death" of the Tradition 2. Folklore Collectors and the Irish Storytelling Tradition. The Pivotal Role of the Collectors. Collecting in the Past. Folklore Collecting Today. Self-Consciousness and the Storytelling Tradition. County Clare: A Symbiosis of Music and Storytelling. The Influence of Eamon Kelly. Limitations in the Documentation of the Tradition. The Current Status of the Two Language Traditions. Developments in the Study of Traditional Narrative. Aesthetic Considerations in Traditional Storytelling. The Preeminence of the Irish Language Tradition. The English Language Tradition: Narrating and Narrators of Scealaiocht. The English Language Tradition: Narrating and Narrators of Seanchas. Final Considerations and Portents of Change. App. I: QuestionnaireApp. II: Ar Cuairt and Related Terms. App. III: Glossary of Gaelic Terms. App.
IV: Selected Tales The Quarryman's Son. The Macahon Fionn. Above and Beyond the End of the Earth. The Gentlemen's Agreement.
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