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[d_aulnoy]

Smug!  By god, I am smug.

Today's excursions have netted me many delightful things, the least of which is Bentley's pomegranate tea.

The others include, but are not limited to:

- a pair of Via Spiga patent leather loafers in a rusty rose red (I am particularly smug about these, as VS shoes are getting harder and harder to find since their Madison Ave. store shut down)

- a black, purple, and emerald-green patterned dress that I believe will horrify my father and the 'Gnu, but delight my mother and vschanoes (which, really, I feel evens out to a net gain, as horrifying the 'Gnu is practically a hobby)

- a DKNY black wrap dress for $15.00.  Smug, I tell you, smug!

Hey, wanna contribute to my smugness?  Share with me the title of your favorite Intro. to Folklore textbook.  I'm teaching a course next term, and the only problem is that I can't seem to find a good overview of the field.  I could just make them buy Propp, Dundes, etc., separately, but given that a lot of my students are working students, I feel a little reluctant to go that route.  Tips?

Comments

[prosewitch.livejournal.com]

Hm. Brunvand's American Folklore is a genre-by-genre guide to folklore in America, and though it's quite useful in an intro class, it's also kinda simplistic. But if you're old-school and like the genre approach, like I do, it's a great beginner text.

I'll let you know if I think of anything else.

[d-aulnoy.livejournal.com]

Ooo, thanks for the tip: I'm not actually planning to spend a lot of time on American folklore, but for all I know, the title could be a misnomer: is this a text that applies theory to specific tales, or a discussion of specific tales which happens to involve theory? Either way, will definitely look it up ....

[tx-cronopio.livejournal.com]

Hi, there -- I found you via cissa and am adding you - I like the way you think and your smug shopping skills :)

[d-aulnoy.livejournal.com]

Heh - thanks, and welcome!