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Narrative Structures in Burmese Folk Tales (Hardcover, New)
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Narrative Structures in Burmese Folk Tales (Hardcover, New)
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Folk tales of Burma (now known as Myanmar) have been preserved for
centuries as part of a long folk tradition reflecting Burmese
humor, romance, and wisdom. This book provides the first in-depth
overview of the narrative structures in Burmese folk tales. Earlier
studies of Myanmar folk tales have focused on the narrative motifs
or contents and the ethnic or geographical areas, but have left out
the study of the structural patterns that make up the storylines in
different types of tales. In this book, besides identifying the
functional events in Burmese folk tales, how these events are
linked into various plot structures resulting in different types of
tales is examined. The functional events identified in the tales
are classified into different models, such as reward/punishment,
interdiction/violation, problem/solution, trickster tales, and
fairy tales. The degree of linearity in terms of the temporal
and/or causal relations between functional events of a tale is also
examined. Drawing on the concept of sequential meaning, this study
aims to explain how a linear coherent storyline is developed for a
well-organized narrative structure, even though the sequence of
events in a tale may not be identical to that of the other. In
cases where a sequence of events does not follow a familiar
trajectory, the analysis in this book explains how special effects,
such as humor, are created. This book contributes not only to the
appreciation of Burmese folk tales and the Burmese culture, but it
also aids in the understanding of the relationship between the form
(narrative structure), function (social purpose), and field
(narrative content) of folk tales with oral storytelling in
general. It also highlights a structural analysis of folk tales as
a means, rather than an end, by identifying the areas in which
further research can be done. Narrative Structures in Burmese Folk
Tales is an important and useful reference for anyone working in
the fields of narrative studies, classification of tales, folklore,
and oral storytelling.
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