About this title: Stith Thompson (1885ETH1976), often called the father of U.S. folklore, completed "A Folklorist's Progress" in 1956. This reflection on his life leads the reader on a journey from his birthplace in Kentucky to the universities of Wisconsin, Harvard, California, Texas, and finally Indiana University. Throughout his career he interacted with ...
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Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9781879407084ISBN:1879407086
Description: New. No dust jacket as issued. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 353 p. Folklore Institute Special Publications. Audience: General/trade. Paperback, new book, excellent condition! in4 read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9781879407084ISBN:1879407086
Description: New in new dust jacket. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 353 p. Folklore Institute Special Publications. Audience: General/trade. Hardcover dj, new book, excellent condition! dsc read more
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Description: New. Please note that deliveries to addresses in the UK and Europe will be in 4-14 business days. Other countries should refer to Alibris standard times. The Life of Stith Thompson as revealed in these pages was in some ways ordinary, in others extraordinary. Reading through A Folklorist's Progress one sees clearly the contours of an academic life in the midcentury United States. In an efficient manner, Professor Thompson portrays the rounds of an academic of the period, planning for courses, ... read more
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Description: Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Reprint. Signed by Author. Imperial 8vo-8.25x11.5. 320pp; repo of manuscript; Signed and inscribed by Author on tp; SC, choc brown wraps with black in white on face, punched and clipped in folder; foxing around edges of text; author's story, from the late 1800's, school, a year in EU (1926-7), the Depression, Dean, and unfinished business. read more
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