This engaging introduction to the Russian folktale considers the
origin, structure, and language of folktales; tale-tellers and
their audiences; the relationship of folktales to Russian ritual
life; and the folktale types that will be presented in translation
in subsequent volumes of The Complete Russian Folktale.
CONTENTS
I. The Folktale in Russia
What Is a Folktale? -- Kinds of Folktales
Structure -- Classification
The Narrative -- The Narrator -- The Audience
The Language of the Folktale
II. Recordings and Collections
III. Priests, Skomorokhs, and Tellers of Tales
IV. The Russian Ritual Milieu
Ditheism -- The Ancient Heritage
Creation Myths -- Sacrifices
Rituals of Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Russia
V. The Russian Folktale as a Source for Understanding Ritual
The Bear Rituals in Folk Tradition
The Horse in Ancient Eurasian Tradition and the Russian
Folktale
The Horse in Slavic Ritual and Folktale
VI. The Complete Russian Folktale: An Overview
Animal Tales -- Wondertales -- The Legends
The Tales of Everyday Life -- The Anecdotes
General
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