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100 1 _aGerould, Gordon Hall,
_d1877-1953
245 1 4 _aThe Grateful Dead: The History of a Folk Story
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2012
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2012-04-09
508 _aProduced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
520 _a"The Grateful Dead: The History of a Folk Story" by Gordon Hall Gerould is a scholarly analysis of folk narratives written in the early 20th century. The book delves into the narrative theme of "The Grateful Dead," exploring its various iterations across cultures and its significance in folk literature. Gerould presents theories and discussions on how stories evolve, particularly focusing on the relationships and combinations found within different folk tales. At the start of the book, Gerould introduces the concept of narrative themes in folklore, emphasizing that stories often combine and evolve in complex ways. He identifies "The Grateful Dead" as a widely recognized theme that revolves around a hero who performs a noble act for a deceased individual, leading to future rewards from the deceased's spirit. The opening portion outlines the framework for investigating this theme across diverse cultural narratives, setting the stage for deeper exploration of variations in stories and the significant motifs that recur within them. Gerould also hints at the scholarly lineage that has contributed to the understanding of this theme, acknowledging the work of previous scholars while emphasizing the need for careful analysis of individual tales. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aGrateful dead (Tale)
653 _aDead -- Folklore
653 _aFolk literature -- Themes, motives
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/39408
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