Richard M. Dorson (1916–1981)
Auteur de American Folklore
A propos de l'auteur
In 1957, Richard M. Dorson replaced Stith Thompson as the head of folklore studies at Indiana University, establishing himself as a major scholar and perhaps the foremost influence in the field. Dorson is often called the father of American folklore. In addition, he is given credit for bringing afficher plus about an international or cross-cultural approach to the subject. Dorson was editor of the Journal of American Folklore (1959-63), president of the American Folklore Society (1967-68), and author of numerous studies on the subject. His textbook, American Folklore (1959), which employs a historical approach, was the first comprehensive study of the subject. In it he attempted to bring about what he calls a hemispheric theory, wherein the disciplines of both folklore and history are combined, stressing the intimate bonds between the culture of the folk and the history of the American experience. It is still recognized as a classic work. (Bowker Author Biography) afficher moins
Crédit image: Photo courtesy of Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
Œuvres de Richard M. Dorson
Peasant Customs and Savage Myths: Selections from the British Folklorists. TWO VOLUMES (1968) 27 exemplaires
Peasant Customs and Savage Myths Volume 2: Selections from the British Folklorists (1968) 7 exemplaires
Negro Tales from Pine Bluff, Arkansas, and Calvin, Michigan (Indiana University Publications. Folklore Series, No. 12) (1958) 3 exemplaires
Historia legendaria de los Estados Unidos el folklore americano desde el Período Colonial hasta el momento… (1978) 1 exemplaire
The Eclipse of Solar Mythology 1 exemplaire
Blood Stoppers and Bear Walkers 1 exemplaire
The birth of American studies: Inaugural address delivered at the opening of the American Studies Center, Warsaw… 1 exemplaire
Oral History: An Interdisciplinary Anthology 1 exemplaire
The Birth of American Studies 1 exemplaire
Davy Crockett - American Comic Legend 1 exemplaire
The British Folklorists: A History 1 exemplaire
Oeuvres associées
Witches, Wraiths, and Warlocks: Supernatural Tales of the American Renaissance (1971) — Contributeur — 38 exemplaires
Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought - Volume 8, Number 3/4 (Autumn/Winter 1973) (1973) — Contributeur — 1 exemplaire
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Date de naissance
- 1916-03-12
- Date de décès
- 1981-09-11
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- USA
- Lieu de naissance
- New York, New York, USA
- Lieu du décès
- Bloomington, Indiana, USA
- Études
- Harvard University (Ph.D., 1942)
- Professions
- folklorist
Professor, Harvard University, 1943-1944
Professor, Michigan State University, 1944-1957
Professor, Indiana State University, 1957-1981
Editor, Journal of American Folklore, 1959-1963 - Organisations
- National Endowment for the Humanities research grants selection committee, 1972-75
Smithsonian Institution Folklife Council, 1977-81
Folklore Institute (Director, 1963-1981)
American Folklore Society (President, 1971-1972)
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 38
- Aussi par
- 6
- Membres
- 1,038
- Popularité
- #24,807
- Évaluation
- 3.8
- Critiques
- 5
- ISBN
- 63
- Langues
- 1