Encyclopedia of urban legends / Jan Harold Brunvand ; artwork by Randy Hickman. [print]

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Brunvand, Jan Harold [Author]

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Credo Reference (Firm)

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Santa Barbara, California : ABC-CLIO, (c)2001.; (Boston, Massachusetts : Credo Reference, (c)2012).Description: 1 online resource (592 entries) : 60 images, digital filesContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9781849723206

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Electronic books.

LOC classification:

GR105.34.B911.E539 2012
GR105.34.B911.E539 2012

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Abstract: The Encyclopedia of Urban Legends is the definitive work from the world's foremost authority on the study of urban legends, Jan Harold Brunvand. This encyclopedia offers descriptions of hundreds of individual legends. The thorough coverage of urban legends includes all countries in which published urban legend collections are presently available. Urban legends are a specimen of modern folk narrative, and this encyclopedia contains entries on how to collect, classify, and analyze texts and performances.Summary: Other entries discuss the relationship of urban legends to literature, film, comic books, music, and many other areas of popular culture. Coverage includes academic legends, earthquake stories, Internet resources, tabloids in urban legends, and more. All entries are cross references and feature brief bibliographies. A general bibliography suggests further readings on the subject. The volume is richly illustrated and is based on the latest scholarship, including materials available on the Internet.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Withdrawn	G. Allen Fleece Library Withdrawn	RES	GR105.34 .B78 2001 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	WITHDRAWN Not for loan		31923001062716

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The Encyclopedia of Urban Legends is the definitive work from the world's foremost authority on the study of urban legends, Jan Harold Brunvand. This encyclopedia offers descriptions of hundreds of individual legends. The thorough coverage of urban legends includes all countries in which published urban legend collections are presently available. Urban legends are a specimen of modern folk narrative, and this encyclopedia contains entries on how to collect, classify, and analyze texts and performances.

Other entries discuss the relationship of urban legends to literature, film, comic books, music, and many other areas of popular culture. Coverage includes academic legends, earthquake stories, Internet resources, tabloids in urban legends, and more. All entries are cross references and feature brief bibliographies. A general bibliography suggests further readings on the subject. The volume is richly illustrated and is based on the latest scholarship, including materials available on the Internet.

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