Morning dew and roses : nuance, metaphor, and meaning in folksongs /

Toelken's lively exploration of folksongs and their meanings looks closely at a number of folksong and ballad texts. He discusses riddle songs and other ambiguous folksongs, as well as the various "ballad commonplaces," treating them not as a fund of mindless cliches but as a reservoi...

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Main Author:	Toelken, Barre, 1935-2018
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Urbana : University of Illinois Pres, ©1995.
Series:	Folklore and society.
Subjects:	Folk poetry > History and criticism. Folk songs > Texts > History and criticism. Metaphor. Oral tradition. Metaphor Poésie populaire > Histoire et critique. Chansons folkloriques > Textes > Histoire et critique. Métaphore. Tradition orale. metaphor. Folk songs. Folk poetry. Folk songs > Texts. Volkslied Bildersprache Bedeutung Chansons traditionnelles > Textes > Histoire et critique. Criticism, interpretation, etc.