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'''Roman folklore''' is the [[folklore]] of [[ancient Rome]], including genres such as [[myth]] ([[Roman mythology]]), [[legend]], [[joke]], [[Magic charm|charm]]s, [[fable]], [[ghostlore]], and numerous others.<ref name="HANSEN-2019-xxv">For example, classicist [[William Hansen (classicist)|William Hansen]] notes that "the Greeks and Romans had all the genres of oral narrative known to us, even [[ghostlore|ghost stories]] and [[urban legend]]s, but they also told all kinds that in most of the Western world no longer circulate orally, such as [[Greek mythology|myths]] and [[fairytale]]s." (Hansen 2019: xxv).</ref> Scholars have published a variety of collections focused on the folklore of ancient Rome.<ref name="ROMAN-FOLKLORE-COLLECTIONS">Examples include Busk (1877), Halliday (1927), Anderson (2006), and Hansen (2019).</ref> Roman folklore is closely related to [[Ancient Greek folklore]] and precedes [[Italian folklore]]. |
'''Roman folklore''' is the [[folklore]] of [[ancient Rome]], including genres such as [[myth]] ([[Roman mythology]]), [[legend]], [[joke]], [[Magic charm|charm]]s, [[fable]], [[ghostlore]], and numerous others.<ref name="HANSEN-2019-xxv">For example, classicist [[William Hansen (classicist)|William Hansen]] notes that "the Greeks and Romans had all the genres of oral narrative known to us, even [[ghostlore|ghost stories]] and [[urban legend]]s, but they also told all kinds that in most of the Western world no longer circulate orally, such as [[Greek mythology|myths]] and [[fairytale]]s." (Hansen 2019: xxv).</ref> Scholars have published a variety of collections focused on the folklore of ancient Rome.<ref name="ROMAN-FOLKLORE-COLLECTIONS">Examples include Busk (1877), Halliday (1927), Anderson (2006), and Hansen (2019).</ref> Roman folklore is closely related to [[Ancient Greek folklore]] and precedes [[Italian folklore]]. |
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Latest revision as of 06:54, 6 March 2024
Roman folklore is the folklore of ancient Rome, including genres such as myth (Roman mythology), legend, joke, charms, fable, ghostlore, and numerous others.[1] Scholars have published a variety of collections focused on the folklore of ancient Rome.[2] Roman folklore is closely related to Ancient Greek folklore and precedes Italian folklore.
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- ^ For example, classicist William Hansen notes that "the Greeks and Romans had all the genres of oral narrative known to us, even ghost stories and urban legends, but they also told all kinds that in most of the Western world no longer circulate orally, such as myths and fairytales." (Hansen 2019: xxv).
- ^ Examples include Busk (1877), Halliday (1927), Anderson (2006), and Hansen (2019).
References[edit]
- Anderson, Graham. 2006. Greek and Roman Folklore: A Handbook. Greenwood press
- Busk, Rachel Hariette. 1877. Roman Legends: A Collection of the Fables and Folk-lore of Rome. Estes and Lauriat.
- Halliday, William Reginald. 1927. Greek and Roman Folklore. G. C. Harrap.
- Hansen, William. 2019. The Book of Greek and Roman Folktales, Legends, and Myths. Princeton University Press.
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