Performance and Practice: Oral Narrative Traditions Amongst Teenagers in Britain and Ireland
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AcknowledgementsPrefacePt. 1Introduction11Definitions, parameters and methodologies3Pt. 2Issues232Aspects of performance in teenage storytelling253'The Hook', 'The Mad Axeman' and 'The Licked Hand': studies in believability, fashionability and popular circulation414The rebellious spirit: subversion through violence and the supernatural695The role of other media in the creation, maintenance and development of teenage oral narrative traditions87Pt. 3The stories1076The glutton's errand: a structural analysis of 'Johnny, I Want My Liver Back!'1097'The Singing Bone': a traditional tale in a modern context1198Personal narratives in the teenage repertoire1359Riddles and the riddling process163Conclusions181App. 1Selection of fieldwork texts191App. 2Interview with Jayne Tucker, South Zeal, re 'Mad Axeman', 25.8.94283App. 3The Story of Grandmother287App. 4List of schools, libraries and youth clubs where fieldwork was conducted289Bibliography295
\ BooknewsDrawing more from theater arts than from folklore, collects and analyzes stories transmitted orally among people of secondary-school age, encompassing riddles and jokes but emphasizing more complex narratives. Sets out the purpose and methods of the study, examines issues relating to folklore and performance studies within teenage narrative traditions, analyzes specific stories and story types, and presents the texts collected. Appends an interview, a further story, and a list of places where fieldwork was conducted. No index. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.\ \
