Indo European Folktales (Exam 1)
Review Sheet
German 1502
Spring 2114
1. Popular Culture a. Perpetuated by media and constantly changing b. Authored- innovative and unique c. Reciprocal Influence- folk culture can influence pop. culture (ex: Happy Birthday song was originally authored and then converted by folk culture.) d. Reflects cultural diversity and economic prosperity
2. Folk Culture
3. Folklore (Definition) a. Information created by same people use it b. More than entertainment c. Part of cultural tradition d. Not fixed in time e. Transmitted orally
4. Folklore (Function) a. Entertainment b. Educational- explains natural occurrences c. Celebrate rites of harvesting, hunting d. Teleological- establishing a community by inscribing the fears, values, and prejudices of that community into an artifact. 1. Adults- urban legend (transmission, foaf, told as true, plausible, recreated in each retelling, feeds of fears prejudices and cultural tensions, didactic. 2. Children- quips, rhymes e. Subversive potential, addresses taboos, fantasy escape, and maintain order
5. Indo-European- common linguistic background (sanskrit), geographic location a. PIE b. William Jones- multilingual, postulated a language predecessor
6. Function of Tales
Age of Tales
7. Vielleé a. Old wives tale, evening gatherings for gossip b. Order is incorporated with emphasis on matrilineal transmission (ex: marriage, courtship, rites of passage, etc.)
8. Fable a. Fictitious work b. Brief c. Animals are the protagonist d. Didactic- morals attached to them (although not always) 1. Promythium- provide reader with suggestions on how to interpret the tale; illustrates point of the tale, usually at the beginning 2. Epimythium- moral at the end of the tale (more prevalent following the 18th and 19th centuries) e. No attempt to situate in time or place f. Simple allegories- be true to yourself g. Aesop 1. More than likely never existed (was
German 1502
Spring 2114
1. Popular Culture a. Perpetuated by media and constantly changing b. Authored- innovative and unique c. Reciprocal Influence- folk culture can influence pop. culture (ex: Happy Birthday song was originally authored and then converted by folk culture.) d. Reflects cultural diversity and economic prosperity
2. Folk Culture
3. Folklore (Definition) a. Information created by same people use it b. More than entertainment c. Part of cultural tradition d. Not fixed in time e. Transmitted orally
4. Folklore (Function) a. Entertainment b. Educational- explains natural occurrences c. Celebrate rites of harvesting, hunting d. Teleological- establishing a community by inscribing the fears, values, and prejudices of that community into an artifact. 1. Adults- urban legend (transmission, foaf, told as true, plausible, recreated in each retelling, feeds of fears prejudices and cultural tensions, didactic. 2. Children- quips, rhymes e. Subversive potential, addresses taboos, fantasy escape, and maintain order
5. Indo-European- common linguistic background (sanskrit), geographic location a. PIE b. William Jones- multilingual, postulated a language predecessor
6. Function of Tales
Age of Tales
7. Vielleé a. Old wives tale, evening gatherings for gossip b. Order is incorporated with emphasis on matrilineal transmission (ex: marriage, courtship, rites of passage, etc.)
8. Fable a. Fictitious work b. Brief c. Animals are the protagonist d. Didactic- morals attached to them (although not always) 1. Promythium- provide reader with suggestions on how to interpret the tale; illustrates point of the tale, usually at the beginning 2. Epimythium- moral at the end of the tale (more prevalent following the 18th and 19th centuries) e. No attempt to situate in time or place f. Simple allegories- be true to yourself g. Aesop 1. More than likely never existed (was